Tokyo, July 16 -- Japan's weather agency warned Wednesday that torrential rain could hit eastern and western regions of the country, especially along the Pacific coast, through Thursday.
Warm and moist air flowing along the edge of a high-pressure system stretching around Japan has led to extremely unstable atmospheric conditions in areas along the Pacific, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The agency said rain clouds are developing in parts of the Tokai, Kinki, Kanto-Koshin, and other regions, urging people to be on the alert for landslides and flooding in low-lying areas.
The JMA said that the high-pressure system will stretch westward through Thursday, bringing localized torrential rain in some areas as mois...