Four dead, thousands stranded as record rain lashes Japan

A local resident stands in a flooded area after heavy rain in Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, August 14, 2026. — Reuters Record rainfall in Japan stranded thousands of travellers at Tokyo's Narita airport on Friday, bringing floods to the surrounding area that disrupted

‌Record rainfall in Japan stranded thousands of travelers at Tokyo's Narita airport on Friday, bringing floods to the surrounding area that disrupted transport, knocked out power to 20,000 homes and killed eight.

At least five people died in eastern Japan after “unprecedented” heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said on Friday. The torrential downpours late on Thursday triggered landslide warnings and…

At least four people are dead and one more is missing after record-breaking rainfall pounded cities east of Tokyo overnight, flooding roads and

Four people have died after heavy rain and flooding in Japan, with thousands more left stranded.

A Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) official said that this was "shaping up to be an unprecedented level of heavy rain."

Over 360mm rain falls in 24 hours, leaves 22,000 households without power as soldiers dispatched to aid relief efforts