The National Weather Service on Thursday officially measured 0.57 inches, slightly more than a half-inch, of rain at Harry ...

Global warming increased rainfall by more than 20 percent during the devastating heavy rains that struck Yamagata and Akita prefectures in July, according to the science ministry and the Japan ...

Heavy rain is common there, but the downpours in early July broke records. They also cost the lives of at least 66 people. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an emergency warning – the ...