Up to 30,000 people in two cities in central Japan have been ordered to evacuate after weather forecasters warned of major flooding caused by heavy rain. About 18,000 people in the city of Wajima and another 12,

Heavy rain pounded Japan's north central region of Noto on Saturday, which triggered landslides and floods and left one person dead and several missing, officials said. The deluges caused swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and stranding some residents in the region still recovering from the deadly January 1 earthquake.

At least one person was killed and several others missing after torrential rains caused flooding in a northern Japan coastal region still recovering from a deadly earthquake that struck at the start of this year.