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Japan: Typhoon Peipah Brings Heavy Rain and Flooding from West to East 4

Typhoon Peipah made landfall early Friday, September 5, bringing heavy rain and flooding across a wide area from western to eastern Japan. The typhoon first came ashore near Sukumo City in Kochi Prefecture before dawn, then made a second landfall in northern Wakayama Prefecture around 9:00 a.m. In Aichi Prefecture, heavy rain and flood warnings were issued, and authorities also warned of possible river overflows

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Japan: Typhoon Peipah Brings Heavy Rain and Flooding from West to East 3

Typhoon Peipah made landfall early Friday, September 5, bringing heavy rain and flooding across a wide area from western to eastern Japan. The typhoon first came ashore near Sukumo City in Kochi Prefecture before dawn, then made a second landfall in northern Wakayama Prefecture around 9:00 a.m. In Aichi Prefecture, heavy rain and flood warnings were issued, and authorities also warned of possible river overflows

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Decorated boat in western Japan festival

A decorated boat sails along the Koza River running through the towns of Kushimoto and Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, during the Kochi festival on July 23, 2023, to wish for a bumper crop and a bountiful seafood catch.

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Decorated boat in western Japan festival

A decorated boat sails along the Koza River running through the towns of Kushimoto and Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, during the Kochi festival on July 23, 2023, to wish for a bumper crop and a bountiful seafood catch.

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'Ayu' sweetfish from Wara River wins grand prize

KOCHI, Japan - People of a fisheries cooperative association from the Wara River in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate after their "ayu" sweetfish won a grand prize in an annual ayu-tasting competition held in Kochi on western Japan's Shikoku island on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Heat wave in Japan

KOCHI, Japan - Members of a family play in the Shimanto River as a heat wave continues in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2013.

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Heat wave in Japan

KOCHI, Japan - Men jump into the Shimanto River in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2013. Temperatures in the city reached 40 C for the fourth day in a row as a severe heat wave continued to engulf wide areas of Japan.

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Japan's highest temperature

KOCHI, Japan - A man and boy play in the Shimanto River in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013. The western Japan city registered 41.0 C the same day, the highest recorded temperature in the country.

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Heat wave hits Japan

KOCHI, Japan - Children play in the Shimanto River in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2013. The temperature that day hit 40.7 C -- the fourth-highest ever in Japan -- in Shimanto, and in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.

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Pet pig walking

KOCHI, Japan - Pet pig Katsuo walks along the Kagami River in the city of Kochi, western Japan, on Oct. 25, 2012. The male pig that was bought from a breeder about two years ago and has grown to around 100 kilograms is taken to walk several times a day.

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500 carp-shaped streamers put up cross Shimanto River

KOCHI, Japan - Some 500 carp-shaped streamers are put up across the Shimanto River in the village of Towa, Kochi Prefecture, on April 21. The streamers, which are hanged over the 200-meter wide river by two wires, will be displayed until May 19.

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Camper, dog rescued

YAMAKITA, Japan - A camper and a dog are rescued Aug. 14 they were cut off from the outside in rain-flooded Kochi River in Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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The Kokubu River in western Japan floods

KOCHI, Japan - The banks of the Kokubu River in Kochi Prefecture on the southwestern island of Shikoku overflow July 29 due to torrential rain. Heavy rain has fallen since July 25 in the Kyushu, Shikoku and Chugoku regions in western Japan and in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island. The Kochi municipal government advised some 25,000 residents living near the river to evacuate.

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Camper, dog rescued

YAMAKITA, Japan - A camper and a dog are rescued Aug. 14 they were cut off from the outside in rain-flooded Kochi River in Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a bridge over the Shimanto River in the Kochi Prefecture city of Shimanto, western Japan, on April 19, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a bridge over the Shimanto River in the Kochi Prefecture city of Shimanto, western Japan, on April 19, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a bridge over the Shimanto River in the Kochi Prefecture city of Shimanto, western Japan, on April 19, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A small boat carrying a Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a river in Ino in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on April 19, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A small boat carrying a Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a river in Ino in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on April 19, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A small boat carrying a Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a river in Ino in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on April 19, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner waves from a small boat on a river in Ino in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on April 19, 2021.

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'Ayu' sweetfish from Wara River wins grand prize

KOCHI, Japan - People of a fisheries cooperative association from the Wara River in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate after their "ayu" sweetfish won a grand prize in an annual ayu-tasting competition held in Kochi on western Japan's Shikoku island on Sept. 12, 2014. (Kyodo)

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500 carp-shaped streamers put up cross Shimanto River

KOCHI, Japan - Some 500 carp-shaped streamers are put up across the Shimanto River in the village of Towa, Kochi Prefecture, on April 21. The streamers, which are hanged over the 200-meter wide river by two wires, will be displayed until May 19.

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The Kokubu River in western Japan floods

KOCHI, Japan - The banks of the Kokubu River in Kochi Prefecture on the southwestern island of Shikoku overflow July 29 due to torrential rain. Heavy rain has fallen since July 25 in the Kyushu, Shikoku and Chugoku regions in western Japan and in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island. The Kochi municipal government advised some 25,000 residents living near the river to evacuate.

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The Kokubu River in western Japan floods

KOCHI, Japan - The banks of the Kokubu River in Kochi Prefecture on the southwestern island of Shikoku overflow July 29 due to torrential rain. Heavy rain has fallen since July 25 in the Kyushu, Shikoku and Chugoku regions in western Japan and in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island. The Kochi municipal government advised some 25,000 residents living near the river to evacuate.