{
  "id": 15906830,
  "title": "River in Akita Overflows, 450 Households Told to Ensure Safety",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/river-in-akita-overflows-450-households-told-to-ensure-safety",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:17:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026102101078/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A river in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, overflowed on Wednesday, leading a local municipality to issue emergency safety measures for approximately 1,200 people residing in 450 households. The Japan Meteorological Agency and the land ministry have issued the highest Level 5 emergency flood warning for the Koyoshi River in Yurihonjo. The persistent rain, caused by a low-pressure system accompanied by a weather front moving north from the Sea of Japan coast, has affected the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions. The Jinego area in Yurihonjo experienced a record-breaking 24-hour rainfall of 129 millimeters, with rainfall continuing until 8:40 p.m.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}