Torrential rain halts train services in Tokyo

By Anadolu staff

Torrential rain struck the Japanese capital Tokyo and adjoining areas on Thursday, forcing authorities to temporarily suspend some bullet train services, according to local media.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo's Setagaya area received some 100 millimeters (3.9 inches) of rain in an hour, Kyodo news agency reported.

Train services between Tokyo's Shinagawa station and Shin-Yokohama station in neighboring Kanagawa province were halted temporarily due to heavy rain in nearby Kawasaki, according to the report.

*Writing by Aamir Latif