TOKYO — Heavy rain hit northern Japan Thursday ... city — in the Akita prefecture — after being hit by a landslide at a road construction site. Rescue workers in the city evacuated 11 ...

In the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa ... over a hundred towns in the region. Landslides left two people dead near a tunnel in Wajima, including a road worker performing repairs.

Nearly 200,000 homes had lost electricity and drinking water systems had failed in the area, according to Japanese media. A major landslide was reported in Minamiaso. Original image has been replaced.

Heavy rainfall battered western Japan on July 8, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to caution against landslides with a forecast of more rain on July 9 due to a stalled front. Matsue ...