Japan: Intense Rain Hits Evening Rush Hour In Tokyo, Trains Suspended 8

Heavy rainfall hit the Tokyo metropolitan area on Wednesday, August 21 disrupting some train services during evening rush hour. Videos posted on social media shows water falling from ceilings like a waterfall inside stations and streets flooded like a river across the city.

(1)3 released Japanese hostages in Iraq return to hometowns

(1)3 released Japanese hostages in Iraq return to hometowns

CHITOSE, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), a volunteer aid worker, one of the three Japanese civilians released after being held hostage for more than a week in Iraq, returns to her hometown in Hokkaido on April 20, helped by her mother Kyodo (R) and sister Ayako Inoue.

(5)Families express thanks for release of kin

(5)Families express thanks for release of kin

CHITOSE, Japan - The parents of Nahoko Takato -- Mutsuo (L) and Kyoko (C) -- and her younger sister Ayako Inoue speak to reporters in front of Takato's house in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 16 after Nahoko and two other Japanese hostages were released in Iraq.

(5)3 Japanese hostages released

(5)3 Japanese hostages released

HOKKAIDO, Japan - Naoko Imai (R), the mother of Noriaki Imai, one of the three Japanese released by militant hostage takers in Iraq, rejoices with Ayako Inoue (L), sister of Nahoko Takato, another hostage, at Shin-Chitose airport at the news of the loved ones' release. (Pool Photo)

(2)Relatives of hostages stop seeking SDF pullout

(2)Relatives of hostages stop seeking SDF pullout

TOKYO, Japan - Ayako Inoue (C), sister of Nahoko Takato, one of three Japanese civilians kidnapped in Iraq, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 14.

(5)Families express thanks for release of kin

(5)Families express thanks for release of kin

CHITOSE, Japan - The parents of Nahoko Takato -- Mutsuo (L) and Kyoko (C) -- and her younger sister Ayako Inoue speak to reporters in front of Takato's house in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 16 after Nahoko and two other Japanese hostages were released in Iraq. (Kyodo)

(5)3 Japanese hostages released

(5)3 Japanese hostages released

HOKKAIDO, Japan - Naoko Imai (R), the mother of Noriaki Imai, one of the three Japanese released by militant hostage takers in Iraq, rejoices with Ayako Inoue (L), sister of Nahoko Takato, another hostage, at Shin-Chitose airport at the news of the loved ones' release. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo)

(2)Relatives of hostages stop seeking SDF pullout

(2)Relatives of hostages stop seeking SDF pullout

TOKYO, Japan - Ayako Inoue (C), sister of Nahoko Takato, one of three Japanese civilians kidnapped in Iraq, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 14. (Kyodo)

(1)3 released Japanese hostages in Iraq return to hometowns

(1)3 released Japanese hostages in Iraq return to hometowns

CHITOSE, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), a volunteer aid worker, one of the three Japanese civilians released after being held hostage for more than a week in Iraq, returns to her hometown in Hokkaido on April 20, helped by her mother Kyodo (R) and sister Ayako Inoue. (Kyodo)