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Japan: Roads Turn Into River After Intense Rainfall In Tokyo Area 2

About 100 millimeters of rain fell in an hour in Tokyo and neighboring Saitama Prefecture on Wednesday evening, July 31. Videos posted on social media show roads and highways flooded like a river across the region.

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Golf: World Wide Technology C'ship

Japan's Satoshi Kodaira tees off on the 17th hole during the first round of the World Wide Technology Championship golf tournament at El Cardonal at Diamante in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Nov. 2, 2023.

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Golf: 3M Open

Satoshi Kodaira of Japan plays a shot on the 11th hole during the opening round of the 3M Open golf tournament at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, on July 27, 2023.

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Golf: Rocket Mortgage Classic

Satoshi Kodaira of Japan tees off on the first hole during the final round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan on July 2, 2023.

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Golf: Rocket Mortgage Classic

Satoshi Kodaira of Japan reads the green on the fourth hole during the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan on July 1, 2023.

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Golf: Rocket Mortgage Classic

Satoshi Kodaira of Japan acknowledges the crowd after making a birdie on the fourth hole during the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan on July 1, 2023.

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Golf: Rocket Mortgage Classic

Satoshi Kodaira of Japan plays a shot during the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan on July 1, 2023.

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Golf: Rocket Mortgage Classic

Satoshi Kodaira of Japan makes a birdie on the 10th hole during the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan on July 1, 2023.

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Golf: Rocket Mortgage Classic

Satoshi Kodaira of Japan plays a shot on the 10th hole during the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan on June 29, 2023.

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Golf: AT&T Byron Nelson

Japan's Satoshi Kodaira competes in the first round of the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, on May 11, 2023.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Nao Kodaira of Japan competes in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 18, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 18 Kyodo - Speed skater Nao Kodaira (R) of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 500-meter speed skating gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 18, 2018, with Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea, who won the silver medal.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Nao Kodaira of Japan looks at Jorien ter Mors of the Netherlands on the podium after finishing second behind ter Mors in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018.

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Speed skater Kodaira wins World Cup 1,000

STAVANGER, Norway, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the second round of the World Cup women's 1,000-meter speed skating race in Stavanger, Norway, on Nov. 17, 2017. Kodaira won gold.

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Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira

NAGANO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese women's speed skater Nao Kodaira is pictured training at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Oct. 2, 2017. Kodaira is using special "geta" sandals that help strengthen balance.

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Kodaira comes out on top

NAGANO, Japan - Nao Kodaira competes in the women's 500 meters at the Japan sprint championships at M-Wave ice arena in the central Japan city of Nagano on Dec. 29, 2014. Kodaira finished top in the 500 meters and 1,000 meters.

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Kodaira wins World Cup speed skating

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Nao Kodaira (L) and Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea show their gold and silver medals, respectively, in the women's 500 meters race at a World Cup speed skating event in Seoul on Nov. 21, 2014.

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Kodaira wins World Cup speed skating

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Nao Kodaira celebrates after winning the women's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Seoul on Nov. 21, 2014. Kodaira won the event in 38.05 seconds, followed by Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea in 38.18 and Judith Hesse of Germany in 38.95.

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Kodaira wins World Cup speed skating

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Nao Kodaira (R) and Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea acknowledge the cheers after winning the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the women's 500 meters race at a World Cup speed skating meet in Seoul on Nov. 21, 2014.

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Kodaira wins World Cup speed skating

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Nao Kodaira (C), Lee Sang Hwa (L) of South Korea and Judith Hesse of Germany are awarded the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the women's 500 meters race at a World Cup speed skating event in Seoul on Nov. 21, 2014.

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Kodaira wins World Cup speed skating

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the women's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Seoul on Nov. 21, 2014. Kodaira won the event in 38.05 seconds, followed by Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea in 38.18 and Judith Hesse of Germany in 38.95.

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Kodaira wins World Cup speed skating

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the women's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Seoul on Nov. 21, 2014. Kodaira won the event in 38.05 seconds, followed by Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea in 38.18 and Judith Hesse of Germany in 38.95.

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Kodaira runner-up in women's 500 meters

OBIHIRO, Japan - Japan's Nao Kodaira smiles at the medal ceremony after winning silver in the women's 500 meters at the first World Cup meet of the season at Hokkaido Tokachi Oval in Japan. Winter Olympic champion Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea posted a time of 38.07 seconds, finishing 0.11 ahead of Kodaira.

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Kodaira runner-up in women's 500 meters

OBIHIRO, Japan - Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the women's 500 meters at the first World Cup meet of the season at Hokkaido Tokachi Oval in Japan. Winter Olympic champion Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea won with a time of 38.07 seconds, 0.11 ahead of Kodaira.

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Kodaira runner-up in women's 500 meters

OBIHIRO, Japan - Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the women's 500 meters at the first World Cup meet of the season at Hokkaido Tokachi Oval in Japan. Winter Olympic champion Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea won with a time of 38.07 seconds, 0.11 ahead of Kodaira.

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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira (C), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., smiles as he is surrounded by reporters after a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Yokohama Rubber signs endorsement deals with 3 golfers

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese professional golfers (from L to R) Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Azuma Yano and Satoshi Kodaira pose with their golf gear during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2014, where they signed endorsement deals with Yokohama Rubber Co. for its PRGR brand.

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Japan's Kodaira 13th in women's 1,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Nao Kodaira of Japan finishes her run in women's 1,000m speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 13, 2014. Kodaira finished in 13th place with a time of 1 minute, 16.45 seconds.

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Japan's Kodaira 13th in women's 1,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Nao Kodaira of Japan competes in women's 1,000m speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 13, 2014. Kodaira placed 13th with a time of 1 minute, 16.45 seconds.

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Japan's Kodaira 13th in women's 1,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Nao Kodaira of Japan waves to the crowd after finishing her run in women's 1,000m speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 13, 2014. Kodaira finished in 13th place with a time of 1 minute, 16.45 seconds.

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Japan's Kodaira 13th in women's 1,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Nao Kodaira of Japan finishes her run in women's 1,000m speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 13, 2014. Kodaira finished in 13th place with a time of 1 minute, 16.45 seconds.

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Japan's Kodaira 13th in women's 1000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Nao Kodaira of Japan competes in women's 1,000m speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 13, 2014. Kodaira finished in 13th place with a time of 1:16.45 seconds.

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Japan's Kodaira 5th in women's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Nao Kodaira of Japan looks at the scoreboard after finishing the second round of the Winter Olympics women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. Kodaira, the Japan record holder in the 500 and 1,000 meters, finished in fifth place.

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Japanese skater Kodaira in 500-meter race at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira is seen after her second run in the women's 500-meter race of the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014.

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Japan's Kodaira 5th in women's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Nao Kodaira of Japan skates during the second round of the Winter Olympics women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. Kodaira, the Japan record holder in the 500 and 1,000 meters, finished in fifth place.

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Japan's Kodaira 5th in women's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Nao Kodaira of Japan competes in the second round of the Winter Olympics women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. Kodaira, the Japan record holder in the 500 and 1,000 meters, finished in fifth place.

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Japan's Kodaira 5th in women's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Nao Kodaira of Japan acknowledges her supporters after finishing the second round of the Winter Olympics women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. Kodaira, the Japan record holder in the 500 and 1,000 meters, finished in fifth place.

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Japanese skater Kodaira in 500-meter race at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira competes in the women's 500-meter race of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014.

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Japanese speed skater Kodaira makes test run for women's 500

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira posts the fastest time among 10 athletes participating in test runs for the women's 500-meter race at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 5, 2014.

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Kodaira attends send-off party for Sochi Olympics

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira (3rd from R) pledges to do her best at the Sochi Olympic Games next month at a send-off party in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 21, 2014.

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Japan special intelligence unit

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 18, 2013, shows an entrance to the Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kodaira in Kodaira, Tokyo. A former member of a special Ground Staff Office unit who enrolled in a psychological warfare and security course at the GSDF's Kodaira School, located inside the camp, recently told Kyodo News about intelligence activities long conducted without the knowledge of the prime minister or defense minister, including paying several million yen to collaborators and sending a spy to North Korea.

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Toyota ups FY 2013 profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., announces the company's earnings forecast at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2013. Kodaira said Toyota has revised upward its operating profit projection for the business year through March 2014 to 2.2 trillion yen, exceeding 2 trillion yen for the first time in six years.

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Toyota ups FY 2013 profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., announces the company's earnings forecast at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2013. Kodaira said Toyota has revised upward its operating profit projection for the business year through March 2014 to 2.2 trillion yen, exceeding 2 trillion yen for the first time in six years.

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Toyota expects 36% profit jump

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (L) and Nobuyori Kodaira, an executive vice president, attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2013, to release the company's earnings report for the just-ended fiscal 2012 and earnings forecast for fiscal 2013. Japan's largest automaker said it expects to book a group operating profit of 1.8 trillion yen for the current business year ending in March 2014, up 36.3 percent from the year before, on the back of a weaker yen and brisk sales in North America and Asia.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Tadamasa Kodaira, Japan's new chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, enters Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012, as Noda reshuffled his Cabinet.

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Kodaira wins women's overall title

MORIOKA, Japan - Nao Kodaira skates during the 500-meter race of the national sprint championships at Iwate Prefectural Skate Rink in Iwate Prefecture on Dec. 29, 2010. Kodaira went on to capture the women's overall title.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japanese speed skaters Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi, who won bronze in the team pursuit at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, attend a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 2, 2010, after returning home from Vancouver.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese athletes who won medals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics pose for photographs with education minister Tatsuo Kawabata (rear L) during a visit to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on March 2, 2010, after returning home from Vancouver. (From front L) figure skater Mao Asada, the women's speed skating team of Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi, speed skaters Keiichiro Nagashima and Joji Kato, and figure skater Daisuke Takahashi pose for photographs.