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.

Japanese conductor returns home from N. Korea

Japanese conductor returns home from N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue leaves a hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 9, 2013, to return to Japan. Inoue led the State Symphony Orchestra, North Korea's largest orchestra, in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony the previous day.

Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Celebrated Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue leaves the stage after leading the State Symphony Orchestra, North Korea's largest orchestra, in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the People's Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 8, 2013.

Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Celebrated Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue leads the State Symphony Orchestra, North Korea's largest orchestra, in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the People's Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 8, 2013.

Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Celebrated Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue leads the State Symphony Orchestra, North Korea's largest orchestra, in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the People's Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 8, 2013.

Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Celebrated Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue leads the State Symphony Orchestra, North Korea's largest orchestra, in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the People's Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 8, 2013.

Japanese conductor in Pyongyang

Japanese conductor in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Michiyoshi Inoue, an award-winning Japanese conductor, is interviewed by Kyodo News at a hotel in Pyongyang on March 7, 2013, a day before his planned concert in the North Korean capital.