Japan: M4.9 Quake Strikes Southern Ibaraki, Tremors Felt in Tokyo

An earthquake jolted the greater Tokyo area on Friday, December 12. It struck around 7:05 p.m., with the epicenter in southern Ibaraki Prefecture and an estimated magnitude of 4.9.

Japan: Water Gushes Out of Manholes in Tokyo Amid Severe Rainfall 2

On Thursday, September 11, sudden thunderstorms hit the southern Kanto region, including Tokyo, causing rapidly changing weather and record-breaking rainfall in some areas. This video shows water gushing out of a manhole at a park in Ota Ward, Tokyo.

Japan: Guerrilla Rainstorm Pummels Greater Tokyo, Possible Tornado In Saitama 3

Parts of the Kanto region, particularly the Greater Tokyo area, were hit by a sudden violent guerrilla rainstorm on Wednesday, July 24. Rain clouds moved from west to east across the Kanto region and approached central Tokyo, producing severe conditions. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that a possible tornado occurred in southern Saitama.

Japan: Guerrilla Rainstorm Pummels Greater Tokyo, Possible Tornado In Saitama 2

Parts of the Kanto region, particularly the Greater Tokyo area, were hit by a sudden violent guerrilla rainstorm on Wednesday, July 24. Rain clouds moved from west to east across the Kanto region and approached central Tokyo, producing severe conditions. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that a possible tornado occurred in southern Saitama.

Japan: Guerrilla Rainstorm Pummels Greater Tokyo, Possible Tornado In Saitama

Parts of the Kanto region, particularly the Greater Tokyo area, were hit by a sudden violent guerrilla rainstorm on Wednesday, July 24. Rain clouds moved from west to east across the Kanto region and approached central Tokyo, producing severe conditions. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that a possible tornado occurred in southern Saitama.

Rainy season starts in Tokyo

Rainy season starts in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People walk holding umbrellas near Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on June 9, 2012. The rainy season is believed to have started in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region, including Tokyo, the Hokuriku area along the Sea of Japan and the southern Tohoku area in northeastern Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said the same day. It began one day later than in usual years in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region.

Rainy season starts in Tokyo

Rainy season starts in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People walk holding umbrellas and looking up at nearby Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on June 9, 2012. The rainy season is believed to have started in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region, including Tokyo, the Hokuriku area along the Sea of Japan and the southern Tohoku area in northeastern Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said the same day. It began one day later than in usual years in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region.

Narita runway covered by snow after 1st snowfall of the season

Narita runway covered by snow after 1st snowfall of the season

NARITA, Japan - A jumbo jet lands on the snow-covered runway of Narita International Airport in Chiba on Jan. 17. The southern Kanto region had its first snowfall of the season and temperatures fell to a low of 0.7 C in the city of Narita the same day.

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to Hamarikyu Onshi Garden in Tokyo view flowers under an umbrella on June 9 as the Japan Meteorological Agency said the rainy season is believed to have started in the Kanto-Koshin region, including Tokyo, and the southern Tohoku region.

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters walk under an umbrella outside JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on June 9 as the Japan Meteorological Agency said the rainy season is believed to have started in the Kanto-Koshin region, including Tokyo, and the southern Tohoku region.

(4)Two mil. Japanese take part in disaster-relief drills

(4)Two mil. Japanese take part in disaster-relief drills

TOKYO, Japan - A makeshift bridge is built across the Tama River in Chofu, western Tokyo, during a disaster simulation drill which was conducted Sept. 1 on the assumption a destructive, vertical-type earthquake had hit the southern Kanto region.

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters walk under an umbrella outside JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on June 9 as the Japan Meteorological Agency said the rainy season is believed to have started in the Kanto-Koshin region, including Tokyo, and the southern Tohoku region. (Kyodo)

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to Hamarikyu Onshi Garden in Tokyo view flowers under an umbrella on June 9 as the Japan Meteorological Agency said the rainy season is believed to have started in the Kanto-Koshin region, including Tokyo, and the southern Tohoku region. (Kyodo)

Narita runway covered by snow after 1st snowfall of the season

Narita runway covered by snow after 1st snowfall of the season

NARITA, Japan - A jumbo jet lands on the snow-covered runway of Narita International Airport in Chiba on Jan. 17. The southern Kanto region had its first snowfall of the season and temperatures fell to a low of 0.7 C in the city of Narita the same day. (Kyodo)