The Japanese Defense Ministry will send additional servicemen to make it a 20,000-strong contingent in areas affected by the deadly floods as a result of heavy rainfall, media in Japan reported on Tuesday

Heavy flooding and landslides that recently struck southwestern Japan have resulted in 41 people being killed, the country's NHK broadcaster reported on Monday

The Japan Meteorological Agency on Monday issued emergency heavy rain warnings in three prefectures in the country's southwestern Kyushu region, just days after severe rains caused flooding and landslides that killed dozens