TOKYO: Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday (Nov 2) as authorities warned of landslides and floods while the remnants of a tropical storm trickle over the country. The Japan Meteorological Agency said "warm, moist air ... was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in western Japan" partly due to Typhoon Kong-rey , which was downgraded to an extratropical low-pressure system from a typhoon. The city of Matsuyama "issued the top-level warning, urging 189,