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Japan: Tokyo Hit by Evening Downpours and Flooding After Extreme Heat

On the evening of August 18, heavy rain hit parts of Tokyo, flooding some roads. Severe rain and flood warnings were issued for eastern Tokyo’s Arakawa Ward and western Tama. Earlier the same day, the Kanto region experienced extreme heat, with temperatures soaring above body temperature in several areas, including 39°C recorded in Fuchu City. The intense heat caused highly unstable atmospheric conditions, leading to the rapid development of thunderstorms across the region by the evening.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

OSAKA, Japan, May 20 Kyodo - Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (far R) pitches fishery foods at a just-opened exhibition at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, highlighting the recovery of three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (2nd from R) poses in front of a "digital monument" at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, as an exhibition highlighting the recovery of the three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster begins the same day. Shown on the screen is the "Miracle Pine," the only tree that survived in a coastal forest flattened by tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (far R) pitches fishery foods at a just-opened exhibition at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, highlighting the recovery of three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (2nd from L) poses for a photo during the opening ceremony of an exhibition at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, highlighting the recovery of the three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Japan: Typhoon Gaemi Brings Strong Winds, Heavy Rain To Sakishima Islands 5

Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Sakishima Islands in Okinawa on Wednesday, July 24 as it headed north-northwest toward Taiwan.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ROWING (CN)

(230925) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Zhang Liang (C) of China, silver medalist Arakawa Ryuta (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Chiu Hin Chun of China's Hong Kong pose during the awarding ceremony for the Men's Single Sculls of Rowing at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ROWING (CN)

(230925) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalist Arakawa Ryuta of Japan poses during the awarding ceremony for the Men's Single Sculls of Rowing at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ROWING-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(230922) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arakawa Ryuta of Japan competes during the Men's Single Sculls Semifinal of rowing at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ROWING-SEMIFINALS (CN)

(230922) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chiu Hin Chun (L) of China's Hong Kong and Arakawa Ryuta of Japan compete during the Men's Single Sculls Semifinal of rowing at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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(SP)SERBIA-BELGRADE-ROWING-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

(230908) -- BELGRADE, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Ryuta Arakawa competes during men's single sculls semifinal race at the 2023 World Rowing Championship in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 8, 2023. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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(SP)SERBIA-BELGRADE-WORLD-ROWING-CHAMPIONSHIP

(230907) -- BELGRADE, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Arakawa Ryuta competes during men's single sculls quarterfinal race at the 2023 World Rowing Championship in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 6, 2023. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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Japanese Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) observes the Arakawa Lock Gate lockage from a boat in Tokyo on May 22, 2023.

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Japanese Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) observes the Arakawa Lock Gate lockage from a boat in Tokyo on May 22, 2023.

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Japanese Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) observes the Arakawa Lock Gate lockage from a boat in Tokyo on May 22, 2023.

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Arakawa pulls out of nationals after short program

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Reigning world champion Shizuka Arakawa withdrew from the national figure skating championships in Yokohama on Dec. 25 with a foot injury. She withdrew after topping the women's field with a near-flawless short program (in photo) the same day.

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High school student becomes youngest 'Karuta' card champion

OTSU, Japan - Saki Kusunoki (L), a 15-year-old junior high school student from Oita Prefecture, becomes the youngest Japanese 'Karuta' card champion by beating 25-year-old housewife Yuri Arakawa from Nara Prefecture, who was the championship queen for the past two years.

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Tokyo sky

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - A plane flies over Tokyo's Arakawa River after taking off from Haneda airport, in this file photo taken on Dec. 23, 2017.

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Fukushima food safety debated at London art show

LONDON, Britain - Artist Ei Arakawa (2nd from R) and his mother Miwako (2nd from L) distribute free soup made with vegetables from Japan's Fukushima Prefecture at London's Frieze Art Fair on Oct. 15, 2014. The performance-based installation at the fair has been devised by artist Ei Arakawa who is aiming to stimulate a debate about food safety in Japan.

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Amputee runners find 'god' in 57-year-old man

TOKYO, Japan - Prosthetist Fumio Usui holds a sports-specific artificial leg on May 1, 2013 at Tetsudo Kosaikai's support center in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward.

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Kazu in Puma store opening event

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuyoshi Miura (L), the oldest player in the J-League at 45 and currently with Yokohama FC of the second division, and Shizuka Arakawa, a professional figure skater and Turin Olympics gold medalist, take part in an opening event for a store operated by Puma Japan K.K. in Osaka on Dec. 19, 2012.

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10 Japanese land on disputed Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Eiji Kosaka (C), a member of the Arakawa ward assembly in Tokyo, answers reporters' questions at a port in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on the afternoon of Aug. 19, 2012, after returning back from Uotsuri Island. Ten Japanese including Kosaka landed that morning on the island, one of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and the focus of a territorial row with China.

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Ryuichiro Arakawa (R), commander of the Middle Army headquarters, and U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiewcinski shake hands at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012, during an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012.

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Seal swims in Arakawa River

TOKYO, Japan - A seal swims in the Arakawa River in Shiki, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2011. The city government the following day named the seal, which has been attracting spectators, ''Ara-chan Shiki'' and registered the animal as a ''resident'' of the city north of Tokyo.

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Helicopter crash in Saitama Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 26, 2010, shows the Arakawa No. 1 rescue helicopter that crashed on a mountain in Chichibu, northwest of Tokyo, the previous day, killing five out of seven who had been aboard during a rescue mission.

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Neo-Dada artist Shusaku Arakawa dies

TOKYO, Japan - Shusaku Arakawa (in this 1996 file photo), a Japanese artist known for conceptual paintings and printmaking using Neo-Dada styles, died in New York on May 19, 2010. He was 73.

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Statute of limitations for 1995 shooting runs out

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard seeking information on the 1995 shooting of National Police Agency chief Takaji Kunimatsu is taken away in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward, where the shooting took place, on March 30, 2010. The 15-year statute of limitations for prosecutions in attempted murder cases ran out at midnight on March 29 with police unable to identify a suspect despite carrying out a major investigation suspecting the involvement of the AUM Shinrikyo cult.

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Arakawa instructs children at Tokyo Midtown's new skating rink

TOKYO, Japan - Turin Olympics gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (R) gives skating instructions to children at the outdoor skating rink in the Tokyo Midtown complex in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Jan. 5, 2010. Arakawa performed and held a skating class for children on the opening day of the ice skating rink constructed in the park area of the complex, which will be open until the end of February.

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Tokyo assembly election begins in run-up to general election

TOKYO, Japan - People applaud a speech by a candidate running in the Tokyo assembly election in the capital's Arakawa Ward on July 3. Official campaigning for the July 12 election began the same day.

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Ice-free skating ring opens in Shizuoka Pref.

GOTEMBA, Japan - Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa performs at the opening ceremony of an outdoor skating ring which is made of resin panels in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 20.

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Mao Asada to skate under Russian coach Tarasova

NAGOYA, Japan - World figure skating champion Mao Asada tells reporters at Chubu Centrair International Airport on June 24 that she will skate under the tutelage of Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova, who helped Japanese compatriot Shizuka Arakawa produce a gold-medal finish at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.

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Bridgestone, Toyo Tire to form capital alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Bridgestone Corp. President Shoshi Arakawa (L) and Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. President Kenji Nakakura shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on May 16 after the two companies agreed to form a capital alliance to better cope with tougher business conditions, including a sharp rise in raw material prices.

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Olympic medalist Arakawa instructs students

SENDAI, Japan - Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (C) instructs local students at a skating rink in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, which was reopened in March after closure in 2004 due to poor business. Figure skater Arakawa used the rink until her senior high school days.

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Japan soccer team secures berth at Women's World Cup

TOLUCA, Mexico - Members of the Japanese soccer team celebrate after Japan secured a berth at the Women's World Cup on March 17 despite a 2-1 defeat away to Mexico in the second leg of a playoff for this September's finals in China. Eriko Arakawa's crucial strike gave Japan a 3-2 aggregate win and ensured the women's national team extended their proud record of qualifying for every Women's World Cup since the inaugural event in China in 1991.

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Olympic champion Arakawa models for 1 billion yen wedding gown

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic figure skating champion Shizuka Arakawa strikes up her signature Ina Bauer pose in modeling for a 1 billion yen diamond-studded wedding gown at a Yumi Katsura fashion show in Tokyo on Feb. 20. The ostrich feather gown comes with an emblem decorated with 9 karats of diamond.

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Battledore market opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A market for traditional Japanese battledores opens in Tokyo's Asakusa district Dec. 17 for a three-day run, heralding the arrival of the end of the year. Among them are battledores featuring pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, who has signed a six-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, and Olympic figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa.

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Draw made for FIFA World Club Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Turin Olympic figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (L) and Saburo Kawabuchi, president of the Japan Football Association, stand by the trophy for this year's FIFA World Club Cup during a drawing in Tokyo on Oct. 12. The FIFA World Club Cup will be held in Japan from Dec. 10 to Dec. 17.

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Arakawa performs at Tokyo ice show

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Arakawa, the Turin Olympic women's figure skating gold medalist, performs at a Tokyo ice show Aug. 24.

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Olympic gold medalist Arakawa performs in U.S. ice show

CHICAGO, United States - Japan's Shizuka Arakawa (L), the Turin Olympic women's figure skating gold medalist, autographs a pamphlet for a fan in Chicago on June 24 after performing for the first time in the Champions on Ice show.

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Olympic gold medalist Arakawa performs in U.S. ice show

CHICAGO, United States - Japan's Shizuka Arakawa, the Turin Olympic women's figure skating gold medalist, gives her first performance in the Champions on Ice show in Chicago on June 24.

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Olympic gold medalist Arakawa performs in U.S. ice show

CHICAGO, United States - Japan's Shizuka Arakawa, the gold medalist in women's figure skating at the Turin Olympics, performs her trademark Ina Bauer, during her first appearance in the Champions on Ice show in Chicago on June 24.

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26 injured in Tokyo tram rear-end collision

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers investigate two trams involved in a collision on the Arakawa Line in Tokyo's Kita Ward on June 13 after a single-car tram carrying passengers (L) plowed into the rear of another tram that was on a trial run.

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26 injured in Tokyo tram collision

TOKYO, Japan - A single-car tram carrying passengers (L) crashed into the rear of another tram that was on a trial run on the Arakawa Line in Tokyo's Kita Ward on June 13. Twenty-six people were injured in the accident.

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Emperor, empress greet Olympic gold medalist Arakawa at palace

TOKYO, Japan - Turin Olympic figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (R) and Fumie Suguri, who placed fourth in the event, pose for photos at a garden in the Imperial Palace compound in Tokyo on May 12. Some 45 athletes and officials of the Japanese Turin Olympic team were invited to a reception at the palace.

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Emperor, empress greet Olympic gold medalist Arakawa at palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) give a welcome address to some 45 athletes and officials of the Japanese Turin Olympic team during a reception at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 12. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress greet Olympic gold medalist Arakawa at palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) talks with Shizuka Arakawa, Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist, at a reception at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 12. Some 45 athletes and officials of the Japanese Turin Olympic team were invited to the reception. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress greet Olympic gold medalist Arakawa at palace

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese officials and athletes who took part in the Turin Winter Olympic Games pose for photos at a garden in the Imperial Palace compound in Tokyo on May 12. Some 45 members of the Japanese Turin Olympic team were invited to a reception at the palace.

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Emperor, empress greet Olympic gold medalist Arakawa at palace

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (L) and Emperor Akihito talk with members of the Japanese Turin Olympic team during a reception at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 12. (Pool photo)

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Gold medalist Arakawa debuts as professional

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Turin Olympic figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa performs her trademark Inabauer maneuver during an ice show in Yokohama on May 8, one day after announcing she was turning professional.

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Gold medalist Arakawa turns pro, retires from competition

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Turin Olympic figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Yokohama on May 7. She said she will turn professional to perform in ice shows.