Tokyo records historic 35-day rain streak driven by El Niño and stalled fronts

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Central Tokyo has recorded 35 consecutive days of rainfall, the longest streak since record-keeping began in 1886, according to local media citing Japan's weather agency.

The rain, which started Aug. 27, has been driven by a stalled autumn rain front intensified by approaching typhoons and troughs, with September rainfall nearing three times the monthly average.

Japan Meteorological Agency officials point to El Niño and a prolonged Pacific high-pressure system, while a JMA climate report links the pattern to long-term global warming trends.

Authorities have warned farmers to protect crops and residents to stay alert for landslides and high waves as another typhoon approaches by Oct. 1.

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When the weather agency says a single storm can't be pinned on climate change but then hands you a report titled exactly about climate change in Japan, that's not really a contradiction, it's just how careful people talk about a slow-moving disaster. Thirty-five days of rain is the kind of number that used to be a freak occurrence and is turning into a filing category. Ask any farmer in Chiba watching a levee soften whether the distinction between weather and climate matters much right now.

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