Authorities warned of flooding and landslides on Japan's south-western main island of Kyushu on Wednesday as heavy rain hit the region.
Officials in the city of Nagasaki briefly urged all of its more than 380,000 residents to move to safer locations because of the risk of landslides, before later lifting the advisory. Heavy rain was also reported in other parts of the region.
Japan's weather agency warned that rivers could overflow, and low-lying areas could flood as the rain continued. Two landslides were reported in Kagoshima prefecture in southern Kyushu, although there were no immediate reports of injuries.
The weather agency also said two tropical cyclones had formed south of Japan.
Japan has increasingly experienced intense rainfall in recent years, which scientists link to climate change, leading to more frequent landslides in the mountainous island nation.
