Tropical Storm Shanshan moved slowly toward Shikoku on Friday, causing widespread torrential rain across the nation, including in the Kanto and Tokai regions, with multiple rivers in and around Tokyo threatening to spill their banks.
As of Friday evening, Shanshan has left six people killed, one missing and at least 121 injured, according to NHK.
A man in his 60s went missing in Kagoshima Bay on Wednesday night when he fell into the ocean from the small boat he was on. A body was later found nearby, and authorities are investigating the circumstances, news reports said.
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