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Japan: Heavy Rain Hits Ishikawa and Toyama

On Thursday, August 7, heavy rainfall affected the prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama as rain clouds developed over the Sea of Japan. Authorities have issued warnings for landslides and river overflows amid reports of flash flooding throughout the northwestern region.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far R) and Empress Masako visit on Dec. 17, 2024, an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far R) and Empress Masako visit on Dec. 17, 2024, an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako offer silent prayers on Dec. 17, 2024, in an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far R) and Empress Masako visit on Dec. 17, 2024, an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Sightings Across The World 7

Comet C/2023A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), a comet visible only once every 80,000 years has been spotted streaking across skies around the world.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

WAJIMA, Japan, Sept. 24 Kyodo - A rescue operation is under way on Sept. 23, 2024, after a house was washed away by a river in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit by a strong earthquake on New Year's Day, after part of the central Japan city was inundated following heavy rain over the weekend. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

A search operation continues for missing people near a river in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 1, 2024, after torrential rain inundated parts of the central Japan city last month.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

A search operation continues for missing people near a river in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 1, 2024, after torrential rain inundated parts of the central Japan city last month.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

A search operation continues in a river in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 30, 2024, for those who went missing after torrential rain hit the central Japan city earlier in the month.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

A search operation continues near a river in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 30, 2024, for those who went missing after torrential rain hit the central Japan city earlier in the month.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

A search operation continues in a river in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 30, 2024, for those who went missing after torrential rain hit the central Japan city earlier in the month.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

A Japan Self-Defense Forces member engages in a search operation on Sept. 27, 2024, after heavy rain the previous weekend washed away houses by a river in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city that is still recovering from a strong earthquake on New Year's Day.

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