Typhoon hits Japanese islands south of Tokyo with heavy rain

A handout from the Japan Meteorological Agency released on Oct 9 shows a satellite image of Typhoon Halong moving closer to the Izu island chain. - AFP/JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY

TOKYO: Heavy rain from a typhoon on Thursday (Oct 9) battered a chain of Japanese islands south of Tokyo and the government urged residents to watch for landslides and flooding.

Kyodo news agency reported there has been record rainfall in parts of the Izu island chain located 280km (174 miles) south of the Japanese capital.