Torrential rain, strong winds hit wide areas of Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

A low-pressure system accompanied by a rain front has brought downpours and strong winds to wide areas from eastern to northern Japan.

The Meteorological Agency says the low-pressure system and rain front were moving eastward in the Kanto-Koshin region on Tuesday morning, bringing heavy rain to wide areas. Agency officials are calling on people to stay alert.

In the three-hour period through 11:30a.m., a maximum instantaneous wind speed of about 93 kilometers per hour was recorded in Yokohama City, while in central Tokyo it was 85 kilometers per hour.

Some parts of the Kanto-Koshin region and Fukushima Prefecture will likely have torrential rain with thunder.

The stormy weather has disrupted railway and other transportation services in some areas.