Thursday 07/Aug/2025 – 06:15 AM
The heavy rains continued, today, Thursday, in the Hoorico area on the coast of the Sea of Japan due to the continued presence of a rainy clouds, as the Meteorological Agency warned of landslides and floods in the low areas and the high level of rivers.
The operating company of the Hoorico Shinkansen line said that the highway services stopped between the two Naganeo and Kanazawa stations, as the heavy rains began to fall on parts of Ishikawa Governorate on Wednesday.
Heavy rains in Japan
It is expected that the total precipitation in 24 hours until 6 am tomorrow, Friday, will reach 150 mm in the Tuoku region, northern Hoorico, and in the northern part of Kyushu in southwest Japan, according to the Japanese news agency Kyodo.