By HIDEMASA YOSHIZAWA/ Staff Writer
May 19, 2022 at 17:39 JST
Torrential rains caused by linear rainbands flooded Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 4, 2020. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The Japan Meteorological Agency will start releasing forecast information about linear rainbands, called “senjo kosuitai,” from June that could give the public major flooding warnings. [Read More]
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