millimeters of rain was recorded during a 24-hour period through tuesday evening in parts of yamagata prefecturen the southern tohoku region. someme areas o of the river are risk of overflowing. more than 50 millimeters is forecast for the tohoku region and niigata prefectures through last tuesday evening. up to 100 millimeters is forecast in the region through wednesday. a mudslide warning has been issued for parts of yamagata, nagano and gee hewitt prefectures. weather officials are urging people to stay on the alert for landslides, overflowing rivers and flooding in over lying areas. our meteorologist jonathan oh joins us with what's happening in the northeastern part of japan. what's the latest? >> we're talking about rain still in the area. we'll still see wet weather as we go through the overnight period and into wednesday, this pattern due to the stationary front enhanced by a low pressure system moving across the sea of japan has brought high, taupe yus amounts of rain sometimes in a very short period of time. if we show you the radar, you'll notice these spots of pink and orange indicat

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