kawaya prefecture saw almost half the annual rainfall to the area. to compare, washington, d.c.'annual rainfall is about 1,000 millimeters. that amount fell in just one week. parts of central japan saw over 900 millimeters of rain. now, the wet season will likely continue for the next couple weeks. the ground is very well saturated. we have extreme to high risk for landslides in the north off kyushu, and also the tokai region and nag nah prefecturement we'll see plenty of rain for the next couple days. we still have the rainy season front. typically this front moves upward as the season progresses. usually a pacific high pushes the front towards the north, however, it's not doing so. we'll continue to see this frontal system over japan at least into n next week. we'll see lotots of heavy rainfall. take a look at this forecast into your saturday. kyushu will see heavy rain from tonight into tomorrow. other areas in central japan will see plenty of rain as well. the total rainfall within the next 48 hours could see 400 millimeterss across the west, 30 millimeters for the tokai regi