TOKYO — Heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides on a Japanese penisula recovering from an earthquake this year killed at least six people, local media reported Monday.
Public broadcaster NHK and other outlets said six were dead, while a fire department official told AFP that one had died and five were 'in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest,' a term used in Japan before a feared death can be confirmed by a doctor.

The regional government in Ishikawa on the Sea of Japan coast said two were missing and the status of eight people was unknown.
Heavy rain pounded Ishikawa from Saturday, with more than 540 millimeters (21 inches) recorded in the city of Wajima over 72 hours, the heaviest continuous rain since comparative data became available.
The region is still reeling from a magnitude-7.5 quake at the start of the year, which toppled buildings, triggered tsunami waves and sparked a major fire.
Floodwaters inundated emergency housing built for those who had lost their homes in the New Year's Day quake, which killed at least 374 people, according to Ishikawa government figures.
On Monday, a total of 4,000 households were left without power after the rain, according to the Hokuriku Electric Power Company.
More than 100 areas in the region were isolated, with roads blocked due to landslides.