JAPAN STORMS & FLOODING
Heavy rain, seasonal rain-front downpours, typhoons and the resulting flooding, landslides and transport disruption across Japan in 2026.
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Flood danger alerts for Kyoto's Kamo and Takano rivers and Osaka's Neyagawa basin: stay on maximum alert
NHK WORLD京都 鴨川 高野川と大阪 寝屋川流域に氾濫危険警報 厳重警戒を
Jun 25, 2026, 10:11 PM
The Kyoto Local Meteorological Office and Kyoto Prefecture issued a 'Level 4 flood danger alert' at 5:10 a.m. for the Kamo and Takano rivers in the Yodo River system, with similar warnings for the Neyagawa basin in Osaka. Residents were urged to stay on maximum alert for flooding. The alerts came amid heavy rain from a stalled seasonal rain front.
Nankai Koya Line suspends service between Namba and Sakaihigashi after rain floods the tracks
NHK WORLD南海電鉄高野線 なんば～堺東など運転見合わせ 大雨で線路冠水
Jun 25, 2026, 09:51 PM
According to Nankai Electric Railway, based in Namba, Osaka, the Koya Line has suspended service between Namba and Sakaihigashi stations, and between Shiomibashi and Kishinosato-Tamade stations, after tracks near Sumiyoshihigashi Station in Osaka were flooded by heavy rain. There is no estimate for when service will resume. The disruption is part of widespread transport impacts from the heavy rain.
Typhoons No. 7 and No. 8 approaching: Level 4 alerts in multiple areas, stay on maximum alert
NHK WORLD台風7号と8号接近 各地レベル4危険警報 厳重警戒
Jun 25, 2026, 09:44 PM
With Typhoons No. 7 and No. 8 approaching, Level 4 danger alerts have been issued in parts of the Kinki, Chugoku-Shikoku and Kyushu regions due to a stalled seasonal rain front, requiring maximum caution for landslides, river flooding and inundation of low-lying areas. Typhoon No. 7 is drawing quite close to Okinawa, bringing the risk of violent winds and a linear rain band before noon. Through the 27th, eastern Japan may also see significantly increased rainfall as the typhoons approach.