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Tropical Storm Meari hammers Japan with heavy rainfall, wind

Waves hit ashore as Tropical Storm Meari is moving over coastal waters, in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Shizuoka Prefecture was told to brace for extremely heavy rainfall. (Kyodo News via AP)

A man is drenched by the rain brought by Tropical Storm Meari, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, central Japan Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. The storm unleashed heavy rains on Japan's main Honshu island as it headed northward Saturday toward the capital, Tokyo, according to Japanese weather officials. (Kyodo News via AP)

People walk in the rain in front of a station, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in Shizuoka, west of Tokyo. Tropical Storm Meari is unleashing heavy rains on southwestern Japan as it heads northward toward the Tokyo capital, according to Japanese weather officials. (Kyodo News via AP)

Tropical Storm Meari hammers Japan with heavy rainfall, wind