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Chiba Rainfall Tops 360 mm, Deaths Rise
Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever Level 5 heavy rain warning for the Chiba region as torrential rains triggered floods, landslides and widespread power outages, prompting evacuations of over 100,000 households and stranding hundreds at Chiba Station. The crisis, including confirmed fatalities and urgent warnings of imminent danger, underscored scientists' notes that climate change is making extreme rainfall more frequent and severe.
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The , abbreviated JMA, is an agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It is charged with gathering and providing results for the public in Japan that are obtained from data based on daily scientific observation and research into natural phenomena in the fields of meteorology, hydrology, seismology and volcanology, among other related scientific fields. Its headquarters is located in Minato, Tokyo.

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