The Okinawa Meteorological Observatory announced that this year’s rainy season in Japan started in Okinawa on May 5. This is four days earlier than usual and five days ahead of 2013. Fukuoka’s 2014 rainy season is expected to begin around June 5 and go until around July 19. Sources: Nishinippon Shimbun 5/6, http://梅雨2014.seesaa.net/category/22584982-1.html
