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Japan: Emergency alerts issued as Tropical Storm Maria moves over Tohoku Tropical Storm Maria moved over the Tohoku region on Monday, leading to emergency warnings in some areas and concerns about swelling rivers and landslides.At 10:30 a.m. (local time), a Level 5 emergency warning was issued for parts of the Osanai and Kokuji areas in the city of Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, but the alert was lifted at 2:45 p.m. The alert was issued for a total of 4,177 households and 8,300 people in the areas.