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- Season 2 Safety Tips for Driving in Snowy Conditions
- Season 2 Japan Post to Start Delivering Letters and Packages by Drone as Early as Fiscal Year 2023
- Season 2 Japan to Downgrade COVID Classification on May 8
- Season 2 Pollen Levels in Tokyo This Spring Projected to be Fourth Highest on Record
- Season 2 Justice Ministry Proposes Changing Law to Discourage "Kirakira Names"
- Season 2 Cyclists Required to Make Effort to Wear Helmet Starting April
- Season 2 New Service Makes It Easy for International Residents to Open Bank Accounts on Smartphone
- Season 2 New Evacuation Plan Aims to Leave No Person Behind in the Event Mt. Fuji Erupts
- Season 2 Train Fares to Go Up by 10 Yen to Improve Station Accessibility
- Season 2 New System to Allow Dynamic Pricing for Taxis
- Season 2 New Multilingual Guide to Having a Baby in Japan
- Season 2 Japan's Weather Agency to Forecast Linear Rainbands
- Season 2 Farmer Uses Ducklings to Grow Rice Without Chemicals
- Season 2 Japan Bans Trade of Invasive Crayfish and Turtles
- Season 2 Japan to Expand Eligibility for Skilled Worker Status
- Season 2 Japan to Issue Redesigned Banknotes in July 2024
- Season 2 Swordsmith Forges Sacred Blade for Shrine Deity
- Season 2 Police Warns Public About "Dark" Part-Time Jobs
- Season 2 Cooking Site Compiles Recipes for Disaster Preparedness
- Season 2 Railway in Gifu Launches New Food Model-Themed Train
- Season 2 Miyajima Island Introduces 100 Yen Visitor Tax
- Season 2 More Security Firms Utilizing Drones and Robots
- Season 2 Smartphone-Based Digital Business Cards on the Rise
- Season 2 New Anime Center Opens in Tokyo
Learn Japanese from the News - Season 2 Episode 12 Japan's Weather Agency to Forecast Linear Rainbands
0.00 10 minutes Join us as we listen to a news story about so-called linear rainbands, which are areas of intense rainfall caused by rows of dense rain clouds. In May, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that it will begin issuing alerts when it predicts the occurrence of a linear rainband within 30 minutes. Previously, it only did so when one was confirmed. We look at the damage that this weather phenomenon can cause and consider how early forecasts can help us prepare for torrential rains.
