OSAKA — A 68-year-old man was killed early Wednesday in Ehime Prefecture when his home was buried in a landslide brought on by a seasonal rain front that caused widespread damage in western Japan, police and firefighters said.
Yoshinori Nitta was found dead after a landslide crushed his house in Matsuyama, the prefectural capital, at around 3:30 a.m., they said.
The other six members of his family were rescued, they said, adding that Nitta's body was retrieved from the rubble about 21/2 hours later.