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On July 28, 2021, the Prime Minister held a ministerial meeting on Typhoon No. 8* at the Prime Minister’s Office.

Following the discussion, the Prime Minister said,

 “Typhoon No. 8 made landfall near Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, this morning.

This is the first typhoon landfall this year, and it is the first time that a typhoon has made landfall in Miyagi Prefecture since records began in 1951.

Although no major damage caused by this typhoon has been confirmed so far, I ask each minister to continue to put people’s lives above all else, work to gather information, ensure readiness, and respond with a sense of vigilance.

Since there remains a risk of localized torrential rains, I ask everyone living in the Tohoku, Kanto Koshin, and Hokuriku regions to pay careful attention to the latest weather information, evacuation advisories, and other critical information, stay alert for landslides and flooding in low-lying areas, swollen and overflowing rivers, and strong winds and high waves, and take early actions that will protect their own lives.

In recent years, a series of heavy rains and typhoons have caused massive damage in Japan year after year. The other day, a large number of people fell victim to the mudslides in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture.

Typhoons are expected to hit Japan over the period until the beginning of fall, and they may go on a relatively unusual path, as in the case of this time.

I ask the public to regularly check a hazard map issued to their residential areas, evacuation shelters, and evacuation routes and give their attention to typhoon information. The Government, on its part, will strive to protect the lives of the people.”

*Typhoon Nepartak