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Japan: Heavy Rain, Flooding Hit Sea of Japan Coast, Prompting Weather Alerts

A storm system moved through a wide area along the Sea of Japan coast on Tuesday, August 12, prompting weather alerts for heavy rain, flooding and mudslides, and causing travel disruptions. This video shows a large amount of rainwater flowing down a cliff in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture.

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Japan: Torrential Rains Hit Western Regions, Causing Widespread Flooding 7

Torrential rains hit western Japan, including the Kyushu, Chugoku, and Kansai regions, on Saturday, November 2, triggering landslide and flooding alerts and disrupting Shinkansen bullet train services.

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[Breaking News]Last run of 381-series JR train

West Japan Railway Co.'s 381-series train for the Yakumo limited express service departs from JR Okayama Station in Okayama, western Japan, on June 15, 2024, for the last run on its regular service between Okayama and Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The 381-series trains were originally introduced by JR West's predecessor, Japanese National Railway, in 1973.(Kyodo)

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Last run of 381-series JR train

West Japan Railway Co.'s 381-series train for the Yakumo limited express service runs in Izumo in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on June 15, 2024, for the last run on its regular service between Izumo and the Okayama Prefecture capital of Okayama. The 381-series trains were originally introduced by JR West's predecessor, Japanese National Railways, in 1973.

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Last run of 381-series JR train

West Japan Railway Co.'s 381-series train for the Yakumo limited express service runs in Izumo in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on June 15, 2024, for the last run on its regular service between Izumo and the Okayama Prefecture capital of Okayama. The 381-series trains were originally introduced by JR West's predecessor, Japanese National Railways, in 1973.

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Last run of 381-series JR train

West Japan Railway Co.'s 381-series train for the Yakumo limited express service departs from JR Okayama Station in Okayama, western Japan, on June 15, 2024, for the last run on its regular service between Okayama and Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The 381-series trains were originally introduced by JR West's predecessor, Japanese National Railway, in 1973.

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Last run of 381-series JR train

West Japan Railway Co.'s 381-series train for the Yakumo limited express service departs from JR Okayama Station in Okayama, western Japan, on June 15, 2024, for the last run on its regular service between Okayama and Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The 381-series trains were originally introduced by JR West's predecessor, Japanese National Railways, in 1973.

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Japan MSDF vessel

Manila, Japan, Aug. 27 Kyodo - video taken by a Kyodo News reporter on board Manila shows the MSDF destroyer Izumo has unveiled to the overseas media near Manila on Aug. 27, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Handout photo dated July 29, 2023 shows The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sails in formation with the Royal Australian Navy Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Adelaide (L01), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183), Republic of Korea Navy amphibious assault ship Marado (LPH 6112), amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), amphibious assault ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), Royal Australian Navy landing ship HMAS Choules (L100), Republic of Korea Navy destroyer Munmu The Great (DDH 976), guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), dry cargo ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force tank landing ship, JS Shimokita (LST 4002), Royal Australian Navy replenishment oiler HMAS Stalwart and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during a formation exercise, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre. Large wargames between the USA, Australia and eleven partner nations kicked off on Jul

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Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Handout photo dated July 29, 2023 shows The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sails in formation with the Royal Australian Navy Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Adelaide (L01), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183), Republic of Korea Navy amphibious assault ship Marado (LPH 6112), amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), amphibious assault ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), Royal Australian Navy landing ship HMAS Choules (L100), Republic of Korea Navy destroyer Munmu The Great (DDH 976), guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), dry cargo ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force tank landing ship, JS Shimokita (LST 4002), Royal Australian Navy replenishment oiler HMAS Stalwart and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during a formation exercise, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre. Large wargames between the USA, Australia and eleven partner nations kicked off on Jul

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British PM Sunak in Japan

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd from L) visits the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Izumo destroyer at its Yokosuka base near Tokyo on May 18, 2023. He is visiting Japan for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city of Hiroshima.

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Izumo-Taisha grand shrine

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken March 2013 shows Izumo-Taisha grand shrine in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. The number of visitors to the shrine reached a record high of 8.04 million in 2013 after major repair work on its buildings was completed for the first time in 60 years, the Shimane prefectural government said Jan. 30, 2014.

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Memorial pole built beside marriage celebrating tree

MATSUE, Japan - Kunimaro Senge (2nd from L), the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo-taisha grand shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, poses for a photo along with his parents (R) in Izumo on Dec. 16, 2014, after setting up a memorial pole on the side of a camellia tree planted in September to commemorate Senge's marriage with Princess Noriko -- now Noriko Senge -- the second daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Memorial pole built beside marriage celebrating tree

MATSUE, Japan - Kunimaro Senge (C), the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo-taisha grand shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, builds on Dec. 16, 2014, a memorial pole on the side of a camellia tree planted in September in a forest park in Izumo to commemorate his marriage with Princess Noriko -- now Noriko Senge -- the second daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Golden silk folding screens dedicated to Izumo Taisha

MATSUE, Japan - Golden folding screens made of silk dedicated to Izumo Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Izumo, by a homebuilder in Gunma Prefecture is seen on Nov. 11, 2014, in the city in Shimane Prefecture. The screens were dedicated to celebrate last month's wedding of Kunimaro Senge, a son of the chief priest, and Princess Noriko -- now Noriko Senge -- a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Takeda Pharmaceutical, euglena partner on product development

TOKYO, Japan - Masashi Sugimoto (L), head of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s healthcare division, and Mitsuru Izumo, president of biotechnology venture euglena Co., shake hands at a press event in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014, announcing their partnership on product development using euglena, a genus of single-celled flagellate protists.

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Princess Noriko, husband Senge host wedding party

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko (extreme R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and her husband Kunimaro Senge (2nd from R), the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, listen to a speech during their wedding party at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 8, 2014. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen at the center. (Pool photo)

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Princess Noriko, husband Senge listen to crown prince

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko, a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, listen to Crown Prince Naruhito's speech during their wedding party at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 8, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Hospital succeeds in heart surgery on 2-month-old boy

MATSUE, Japan - Yoshifumi Fujimoto (R), a heart surgeon at Shimane University Hospital, attends a press conference on Oct. 8, 2014, in the western Japan city of Izumo. The hospital team successfully performed arterial switch operations on the heart of a 2-month-old baby who was suffering from a serious congenital heart disease.

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Princess Noriko relinquishes imperial family status

TOKYO, Japan - Imperial Household Agency Grand Steward Noriyuki Kazaoka registers on Oct. 6, 2014, at the Imperial Household Agency's Archives and Mausolea Department in Tokyo that Princess Noriko, a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, lost her imperial family status after she married Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of Izumo Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture. (Pool photo)

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Store owner shows cake marking princess's wedding

IZUMO, Japan - Confectionery store operator Etsuo Sakane shows a box of red and white "manju" steamed bean-jam buns in Izumo, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2014, produced to celebrate the wedding of Princess Noriko, daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, son of the chief priest of the Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine.

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Newly wed Princess Noriko, Senge to live in 'Kokuso-kan'

IZUMO, Japan - The traditional shrine house of "Senge Kokuso-kan" in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 5, 2014, is the home for the newly married couple of Princess Noriko, a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, the first son of the chief priest of Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, exchanges words with Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha grand shrine, after their wedding ceremony at the shrine's "haiden" hall of worship in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (C), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge (R), the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha grand shrine, head for their wedding ceremony at the shrine's "haiden" hall of worship in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha grand shrine, speak to reporters after their wedding ceremony at the shrine's "haiden" hall of worship in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, waves as she heads for Izumo-taisha grand shrine by car in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014, for her wedding ceremony with Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of the shrine.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (front R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha grand shrine, walk toward the shrine's "haiden" hall of worship in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014, for their wedding ceremony.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha grand shrine, walk toward the shrine's "haiden" hall of worship in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014, for their wedding ceremony.

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Princess Noriko arrives in Izumo for wedding ceremony

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R) and her mother Princess Hisako, widow of Prince Takamado, arrive at the Izumo airport, western Japan, on Oct. 4, 2014. The wedding ceremony of Princess Noriko and Kunimaro Senge will take place the next day at Izumo-taisha, a grand shrine where the Senge family has been in charge of rituals for generations.

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Princess Noriko shows gratitude to emperor, empress

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko is seated in Seiden-Matsu-no-Ma (State Room) of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after expressing her gratitude to the emperor and empress in a ceremony on Oct. 2, 2014, ahead of her marriage on Oct. 5 to Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha grand shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. The princess is a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado. (Pool photo)

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Princess Noriko bids farewell to emperor, empress

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko, daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, bows after receiving words from Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko during a ceremony on Oct. 2, 2014, at Seiden-Matsu-no-Ma (State Room) of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo before her Oct. 5 marriage to Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. (Pool photo)

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Jelly in shape of ancient burial mound

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 3, 2014, shows a jelly in the shape of an ancient Japanese burial mound, with a gummy bear inside, provided at the cafe of the Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo, in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The green-tea-flavored dessert is being offered for 500 yen until Sept. 15 in commemoration of a special exhibit at the museum.

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Jelly in shape of ancient burial mound

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 3, 2014, shows a jelly in the shape of an ancient Japanese burial mound, provided at the cafe of the Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo, in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The green-tea-flavored dessert is being offered for 500 yen until Sept. 15 in commemoration of a special exhibit at the museum.

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Museum starts exhibiting 2 rare white groupers in Japan

IZUMO, Japan - The Lake Sinji Nature Museum Gobius in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, starts exhibiting two rare white groupers on Aug. 28, 2014.

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Princess Noriko's wedding set for Oct. 5

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows Princess Noriko (R) and Kunimaro Senge, whose wedding will take place on Oct. 5 at Izumo-taisha, a grand shrine in western Japan where the Senge family has been in charge of rituals. Princess Noriko is a daughter of Emperor Akihoto's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Exhibit of Princess Hisako's bird photos begins in Izumo

MATSUE, Japan - Princess Hisako of Japan (R), a bird watching enthusiast, speaks to visitors at an exhibition of her bird photos that opens in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Aug. 17, 2014.

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Princess Hisako explains sweet boxes at photo exhibit

MATSUE, Japan - Princess Hisako of Japan (L) gives her account for sweet boxes given to guests on special occasion at an exhibition of her bird photos that opens in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Aug. 17, 2014. Her daughter Princess Noriko is engaged to Kunimaro Senge, a senior priest of Izumo-taisha, Japan's major shrine in the western Japanese city.

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Isuzu, euglena chiefs show off biodiesel fuel

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Hosoi (L), president of Isuzu Motors Ltd., and Mitsuru Izumo, president of euglena Co., show off biodiesel fuel for automobiles in Tokyo on June 25, 2014.

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Premier Abe visits recycling facility in western Japan

IZUMO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives a briefing on a recycling system in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on June 14, 2014.

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Princess Noriko engaged to shrine priest

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), the 25-year-old second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, holds a press conference with her fiance, Kunimaro Senge, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on May 27, 2014, after the agency announced their engagement earlier that day. Senge, 40, is the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Shimane Prefecture, and is himself a priest at the shrine. (Pool photo)

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Princess Noriko engaged to shrine priest

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), the 25-year-old second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, holds a press conference with her fiance, Kunimaro Senge, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on May 27, 2014, after the agency announced their engagement earlier that day. Senge, 40, is the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Shimane Prefecture, and is himself a priest at the shrine. (Pool photo)

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Visitors at Izumo-taisha in Shimane Pref.

MATSUE, Japan - People visit Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Shimane Prefecture on May 27, 2014. The Imperial Household Agency announced the same day Princess Noriko, second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, has become engaged to Kunimaro Senge, chief priest's eldest son of the shrine.

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Extra in Izumo on Princess Noriko's engagement

MATSUE, Japan - A souvenir shop staffer posts an extra edition of newspaper reporting the engagement between Princess Noriko, second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, and Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Izuomo, Shimane Prefecture, on May 27, 2014. The engagement will become formal after the traditional rite "Nosai no gi."

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Princess Noriko engaged to Izumo shrine priest

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, is engaged to marry Kunimaro Senge (L), the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, the Imperial Household Agency said May 27, 2014.

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Princess Noriko engaged to shrine priest

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko, the 25-year-old second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, holds a press conference with her fiance, Kunimaro Senge, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on May 27, 2014, after the agency announced their engagement earlier that day. Senge, 40, is the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Shimane Prefecture, and is himself a priest at the shrine. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Princess Noriko engaged to shrine priest

TOKYO, Japan - Kunimaro Senge, the 40-year-old eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Shimane Prefecture, holds a press conference with his fiancee, Princess Noriko, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on May 27, 2014, after the agency announced their engagement earlier that day. Princess Noriko is the 25-year-old second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, and Senge is a priest at the Izumo grand shrine. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Princess Noriko engaged to shrine priest

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), the 25-year-old second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, holds a press conference with her fiance, Kunimaro Senge, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on May 27, 2014, after the agency announced their engagement earlier that day. Senge, 40, is the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Shimane Prefecture, and is himself a priest at the shrine. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Princess Noriko engaged to shrine priest

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), the 25-year-old second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, holds a press conference with her fiance, Kunimaro Senge, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on May 27, 2014, after the agency announced their engagement earlier that day. Senge, 40, is the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Shimane Prefecture, and is himself a priest at the shrine. (Pool photo)

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Princess Noriko engaged to shrine priest

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), the 25-year-old second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, holds a press conference with her fiance, Kunimaro Senge, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on May 27, 2014, after the agency announced their engagement earlier that day. Senge, 40, is the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Shimane Prefecture, and is himself a priest at the shrine. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Princess Noriko engaged to shrine priest

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken May 11, 2013, shows priest Kunimaro Senge (L) and other priests during a rite at Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Shimane Prefecture. Princess Noriko, the 25-year-old second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, has engaged to Senge, 40, the Imperial Household Agency said May 27, 2014.