Torrential rain over the weekend has left at least 485 houses flooded in Akita Prefecture and more than 20,000 residents under evacuation orders, the prefectural government said Monday.
No injuries or deaths, however, have been reported, the prefectural government said.
Part of the Akita Shinkansen Line was suspended Monday due to track damage caused by the weather, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said.