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  "id": 10693309,
  "title": "Tokyo Records Longest Rainy Streak at 34 Straight Days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/tokyo-records-longest-rainy-streak-at-34-straight-days",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T13:13:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
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    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2120576/tokyo-records-longest-rainy-streak-at-34-straight-days"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo has experienced 34 consecutive days of rain, marking the longest streak on record. According to Japan's weather agency, this is the longest such streak since records began in 1886. The rainy period has been attributed to various factors, including typhoons, autumn rain fronts, and the El Nino phenomenon, which shifts winds, air pressure, and cloud patterns.\n\nThe Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) notes that climate change, fueled by fossil fuel emissions, increases moisture in the atmosphere, making heavy rain more likely. Masayuki Kyoda, an official at the JMA, stated that El Nino is bringing higher temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and that autumn rain fronts are staying longer than usual due to a high-pressure system in the Pacific.\n\nThe previous record for the longest streak of rainy days in Tokyo was 33 days. The current streak has brought regular heavy downpours throughout the summer months, as well as heavy flooding in the wider Tokyo region.",
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        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Tokyo suffers longest streak of rainy days on record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/tokyo-suffers-longest-streak-of-rainy-days-on-record-10662738",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:45:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Tokyo suffers longest streak of rainy days on record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/tokyo-suffers-longest-streak-of-rainy-days-on-record-10660117",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:46:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Tokyo records longest rainy streak on record with 34 consecutive days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/tokyo-records-longest-rainy-streak-on-record-with-34-consecutive-days",
        "published": "2026-09-29T15:19:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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