In Japan, the toll from the storms rose to 10 dead with a further three people reportedly missing.<br />'' <br />'' Aerial footage showed emergency workers removing wreckage from two houses that were swept away in Chiba, southeast of Tokyo.<br />'' Nine people were killed by landslides and floods in the region, including two elderly men found dead in submerged cars.<br />'' <br />'' Police divers were deployed to search for those unaccounted for, with public broadcaster NHK putting the number of missing at three.<br />'' The rescue effort received some relief when the Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded warnings of landslides and floods as rains eased today in many regions.<br />