More than 100 were temporarily trapped on the second floor of a shopping centre in
Joso.
By evening, muddy water was still rising on a street heading to
Joso City Hall, and police were blocking traffic in that direction.
21 fire at Mitsubishi Materials' factory in
Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, generated harmful gases.
Owen Hatherley and Jayne
Joso lead a walk from 3-5pm with a talk and discussion from 5-7pm.
The Brazilian man who died was identified as Neto Fresse Caetano, a factory worker living in
Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture.
On Saturday,
Joso Gakuin of Ibaraki Prefecture beat Tohoku of Miyagi Prefecture 4-2 for its first championship at the national high school baseball tournament.
People inside houses wait to be rescued as their homes are swamped by torrents of floodwater in
Joso, 30 miles <Bnortheast of Tokyo