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- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) will implement a weather warning system in late May to improve evacuation decisions during natural disasters.
- The system will categorize heavy rain, flooding, landslides, and storm surges into five alert levels.
- Level 5 will issue an emergency warning indicating life-threatening situations.
- Level 4 will signal expected evacuation orders.
- Levels 3 and 2 will prompt evacuations for the elderly and serve as a weather advisory, respectively.
