Tokyo, June 27, 2025 (AFP) - Western Japan sees earliest end to rainy season on record

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2025-06-27

Japan's rainy season ended at the earliest date on record in the country's western regions, meteorologists said Friday, as climate change makes global weather patterns less predictable. The rainy season usually lasts from June to July, but for a large swath of the country -- from Kyoto to the southern island of Kyushu -- it ended roughly three weeks earlier than usual, the national weather agency said. Previous records for the earliest ending to......

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