Downgraded to a Tropical Storm as the wind velocity has decreased. Authorities had at one time advised or ordered 100,000 people to evacuate their homes in parts of western and southern japan. Airlines have canceled more than 180 domestic flights. Residents found a concrete bridge washed away. The water came up as high as one meter. Weather officials are warning of possible mudslides, floods, and tornadoes as the storm heads towards the greater tokyo area. For more details concerning the storm, heres sayaka mori. Where is the system now and where is it heading . Right now the system is located in aichi prefecture. It has been downgraded to a tropical depression. Its now moving to the east. Over the past three hours parts of central japan had 100 millimeters of rainfall. It is now making its way towards the kanto region. Earlier in the day we had recordbreaking heavy rainfall in the west. Parts of kyushu had about 580 millimeters of rain in hours. Thats why we are seeing widespread floo