- At least eight people have died following record rainfall and severe flooding in Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo.
- Parts of Chiba recorded over 360mm of rain in 24 hours, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue its highest heavy rainfall warning.
- Transport networks were severely disrupted, leaving around 7,000 travellers stranded overnight at Narita international airport before services began resuming on Friday.
- Nearly 230,000 residents were advised to evacuate as floodwaters inundated more than 80 homes and caused widespread power outages across the region.
- Japanese military personnel were deployed to assist with disaster response operations following what officials described as an unprecedented weather event.
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