National Jul 17, 2018
The torrential rain has also hit agricultural and fisheries industries nationwide, with the government estimating damage of about ¥53 billion and warning that figure could rise.
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National Jul 16, 2018
Damage on the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors from the recent torrential rain that hit mainly western Japan has been estimated at ¥48.05 billion, the agriculture ministry said. The figure, assessed as of Monday morning and up from ¥43.69 billion as of Sunday morning, is ...
National Jul 15, 2018
West Japan rains to be designated 'extremely severe disaster' to increase state aid subsidies
The government plans to designate the torrential rain that wreaked havoc in western Japan as a disaster of extreme severity so that subsidies for reconstruction projects can be increased.
National Jul 15, 2018
A cram school in the Mabicho district of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, has reopened to accept both its own students and others whose schools were damaged by the region's deadly rains this month. In the wake of the disaster, the city's education board decided to keep ...
National Jul 14, 2018
About 5,900 flood evacuees still in shelters; Tokyo moves to expedite aid
As of Friday, the deadly rains had caused over 600 landslides in 31 prefectures and halted seven expressways, 39 national roads and 24 train lines.
National Jul 14, 2018
Thousands of volunteers began streaming into western Japan on Saturday to spend the three-day weekend helping flood-hit residents clean up their mud-caked homes and neighborhoods. The governments of hard-hit Ehime, Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures said they expect some 18,000 volunteers to arrive from across the ...
National / Crime & Legal Jul 13, 2018
Prosecutors claim relationship problems drove inmate to flee Ehime prison
The three-week manhunt sparked by Tatsuma Hirao’s escape was caused by disagreements with others at the minimum security prison, prosecutors claim as his trial opens.
National Jul 12, 2018
Ehime residents recount horrific landslide death of beloved friend and neighbor
Residents in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, are mourning the loss of a well-loved member of their community this week, in the wake of downpours and flooding that killed at least 200 across western Japan. Hidefumi Izumi, 64, was known for his reliability and dedicated service to ...
National Jul 11, 2018
Japan hit by worst weather disaster in decades: Why did so many die?
by Linda Sieg
Torrential rains unleashed floods and set off landslides in western Japan last week, killing at least 176 people, forcing millions to evacuate and leaving dozens missing in the country's worst weather disaster in 36 years. Below are some reasons for the high death toll: Extreme weather Remnants ...
National Jul 11, 2018
Water outages continue in flood-hit areas across western Japan, as death toll tops 170
At least 254,084 homes are still cut off from water supples in Hiroshima, Ehime and Okayama prefectures, those hardest hit by last week’s torrential rains.
National Jul 9, 2018
Death toll from west Japan downpours and flooding reaches 126
The death toll from torrential rains in western Japan passes the 100 mark and many people are still missing.
National Jul 9, 2018
Torrential rains leave trail of destruction in western Japan
The death toll from torrential rains in western Japan moved above 100 early Monday, with dozens of others still missing after massive flooding and landslides destroyed homes and displaced tens of thousands. This is a selection of scenes of the widespread damage. Rescue workers hunt ...