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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2015
Flood-hit sake brewer recovers, revives mainstay line with label thanking volunteers who helped
Nomura Jozo, a sake brewery in disaster-hit Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, has produced its mainstay product Tsumugibijin for the first time since it was flooded in September.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2015
Tokyo at high risk of devastating floods, experts say
It's just a matter of time before Tokyo is struck by the same magnitude of flooding that devastated parts of the northern Kanto region this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2015
Fresh rain brings more misery to flood-hit Joso
As more rain fell Thursday on flood-stricken Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, residents who had been scraping mud away from their homes and businesses had to abandon the effort.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 17, 2015
Foreign Joso flood victims hit out at city's monolingual response
One week after an unprecedented flood overwhelmed the city of Joso in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japanese-Brazilian resident David Kiyoshi Shibata believes it's a miracle he's still alive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2015
All 15 missing in deadly Ibaraki flooding are confirmed safe
The disaster area gets some good news as rescue workers are able to cross the names of those unaccounted for off their lists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2015
Joso facilities open baths, showers to flood victims
Public facilities in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, have opened their bathing and shower areas to disaster victims after much of the city was flooded last week by the rain-swollen Kinugawa River.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2015
Stores fire up their networks to quickly send aid to flood areas
Following torrential rain that triggered massive flooding in the northeast and led to the evacuation of thousands of people, major retailers and convenience store operators rushed to deliver supplies for those affected by the disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2015
Search continues for missing after massive flooding
The death toll in eastern and northeastern Japan has risen to seven while 15 people remain missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2015
Floodwaters send branches, garbage downstream, wreaking havoc with Choshi port
Torrential rain that forced the Kinugawa River to overflow its banks in Ibaraki Prefecture also pushed a massive amount of dead branches and garbage to the mouth of the Tonegawa River in Chiba Prefecture, wreaking havoc on one of the nation's top fishing ports.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2015
Order to evacuate floods came too late for some in Joso city
The flood-ravaged city of Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, failed to issue evacuation orders to about 350 households, which may have delayed some from trying to reach safety.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2015
Flood-struck Joso evacuees speak of weariness, worry as waters persist
A day after unprecedented floods inundated parts of northern Kanto, evacuees in washed out Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, wondered whether their lives would ever return to normal.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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