Tropical Storm Mawar intensifies rains for Japan

Wet days ahead: People using their umbrellas to shelter from the rain as they walk through Shibuya district in Tokyo. — AFP

NAHA (Japan): Heavy rains intensified by Tropical Storm Mawar fell on Japan’s main archipelago, halting trains and transit and threatening floods and mudslides in south and western regions.

Warnings were issued in parts of western and central Japan, with up to 35cm of rain forecast over the 24 hours through Saturday morning.