Record rainfall leaves eight dead, thousands stranded in Japan | East Asia Tonight (Aug 14)

Widespread flooding in Japan's Chiba prefecture knocks out power for thousands, submerges roads and disrupts transport. Also on East Asia Tonight: China races to contain a levee breach in Henan, linked to heavy rains caused by Typhoon Dolphin. Meanwhile, Taiwan concludes the 10-day Han Kuang Exercise, its largest annual military drills. 00:00 Headlines 01:56 More than 360mm of rain falls east of Tokyo in just 24 hours 04:19 Levee breach along Beiru river in China's Henan province. 05:34 Taiwan wraps up its largest annual military exercises 11:10 China rejects New Zealand's spying allegation 14:00 Chinese firm Sea Legend starts regular Arctic shipping route 20:49 Beijing's response to US drone tariffs 25:22 World War II legacy on East Asia diplomacy 27:14 China e-bike makers look abroad 38:33 More than 2,000 robots to compete at World Humanoid Robot Games 46:06 Flower carpet of Japanese masterpiece at Brussels' Grand Place