Kanto-Koshin and Tokai Regions Enter Rainy Season

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced Sunday that the Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions have entered the rainy season. The arrival of the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region, which includes the Tokyo metropolitan area, is about the same time as the average year. The arrival in the central Tokai region is one day later than usual.

The declaration comes as a seasonal rain front is expected to bring wet weather to wide areas of the country in the coming days, with heavy rain forecast for parts of western and eastern Japan. The rainy season arrived in the Amami and Okinawa regions in early May. The season started earlier this month in the Kyushu, Chugoku and Kinki regions.

Normally, the annual prolonged period of rainfall lasts until June 21 in the Okinawa region and until June 29 in the Amami region. For the rest of the country, it normally runs until mid- to late July. The agency on Sunday warned of landslides, flooding in low-lying areas and rising river levels for the Shikoku region.

It also warned of lightning and strong winds in western Japan. A low-pressure system accompanying a rain front is moving east-northeast in the southern Kyushu region, and warm and humid air is pouring into the system, making atmospheric conditions unstable. m.

Monday is expected to reach 200 millimeters in Shikoku.