Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Asia Pacific Sep 23, 2013
Typhoon kills 25 in China; Hong Kong flights in chaos
Typhoon Usagi killed at least 25 people after crashing ashore in southern China, throwing the region’s transport systems into chaos and leaving tens of thousands of airline passengers stranded in Hong Kong on Monday. Schools and businesses were shut as activity in the normally ...
Asia Pacific Sep 21, 2013
Massive typhoon rips past Taiwan, Philippines
The most powerful typhoon of the year swept through the Luzon Strait separating the Philippines and Taiwan on Saturday, battering island communities and dumping rain as it eyes landfall in Hong Kong. Typhoon Usagi had maximum sustained winds of 222 kph and gusts exceeding ...
National Sep 17, 2013
1,130 tons of tainted rainwater dumped at nuke plant
Tepco says it dumped about 1,130 tons of tainted rainwater Monday into the Pacific after it accumulated at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant due to the passing typhoon.
National Sep 16, 2013
Thousands ordered to evacuate as typhoon lashes nation
The year's 18th typhoon shoots through central and northeast Honshu, triggering floods, mudslides and wind damage that leave at least two people dead.
National Sep 16, 2013
Tepco discharges tainted rainwater from storage tank areas
Tainted rainwater was discharged into the ocean Monday to prevent the damaged Fukushima No. 1 power plant from being flooded by the passage of Typhoon Man-yi, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. The radioactivity of the rainwater, which had accumulated within circular barriers around makeshift ...
National Sep 15, 2013
Typhoon Man-yi heads for Chubu
Typhoon Man-yi advances toward central Japan as weather officials warn of flooding, heavy rain and strong winds from the season's 18th storm.
National Sep 5, 2013
Heavy rain hits wide areas, causes flooding in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture suffered from flooding Thursday after heavy rain hit Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions, disrupting train services and leaving a widespread area with unstable atmospheric conditions. The Meteorological Agency issued warnings for landslides, flooding and thunderstorms with strong gusts or tornadoes in Hokkaido and ...
National Sep 4, 2013
More twisters touch down in Kanto
Unstable atmospheric conditions extending across the country, including from the first typhoon to directly hit Kyushu in six years, spawned destructive tornados in the Kanto region Wednesday, two days after a twister wreaked havoc in Saitama, Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures. Typhoon Toraji made landfall ...
National Sep 4, 2013
Torrential rain warnings issued as typhoon makes landfall in Kyushu
Typhoon Toraji made landfall on the southern edge of Kyushu early Wednesday and was expected to march northeast, prompting storm warnings chiefly for the southern part of the island. It was the first time in around six years that a typhoon has struck Kyushu ...
Asia Pacific Jul 12, 2013
Taiwan braces for Soulik, first typhoon of the year
Taiwan is bracing for a direct hit by Typhoon Soulik early Saturday, prompting precautionary evacuations due to the risk of landslides, and airlines predicting high winds that would disrupt flights. Soulik may make landfall in northeastern Yilan or eastern Hualien counties early Saturday and ...