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FIRES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2017
A blaze in Tokyo high-rise kills one, hospitalizes 10 others
One woman died and another 10 people were injured after a fire broke out in a 26-story condominium high-rise in Tokyo's Toshima Ward early Tuesday morning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2017
Shrub fire outside METI leads to arrest of anti-nuclear activist
Shrubbery outside the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry was set on fire, scorching the wall of a nearby subway station building, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2016
Fierce winds fuel 140-building conflagration in Niigata; SDF called in to help
A fire stoked by strong winds consumed around 140 buildings in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on Thursday afternoon, prompting the city to issue an evacuation advisory and request help from the Self-Defense Forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 4, 2016
Rising Oakland rents push artists, musicians to unorthodox communal spaces
The two-story warehouse engulfed by a deadly Oakland fire at a Friday night dance party was typical of the collective spaces artists and musicians say they have increasingly looked for to cope with rising rents.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2016
Powerful quake causes fire, disrupts operations at Nissan plant, grocery stores, banks
The powerful earthquake that hit northeastern Japan early Tuesday caused a fire at a research facility run by chemical maker Kureha Corp. and prompted numerous businesses, including a Nissan Motor Co. plant, to suspend operations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2016
Vietnam prime minister orders probe after karaoke blaze kills 13
Vietnam's prime minister demanded an investigation and punishment Wednesday over a fire at a karaoke lounge in the nation's capital killed at least 13 people a day earlier.
WORLD
Sep 22, 2016
Brazilian forest fires threaten uncontacted tribes
Forest fires raging in northeast Brazil are forcing indigenous people out of their traditional territories and threatening uncontacted tribes, an indigenous leader said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2016
Firefighters largely control one California blaze, but another fire threatens historic Hearst mansion
Firefighters had a Southern California wildfire mostly surrounded on Saturday, allowing thousands of evacuated residents to return to their houses as another fire further north moved perilously close to the historic Hearst Castle, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2016
82,000 evacuated over Southern California wildfire
Authorities in Southern California ordered the evacuation of 82,000 people on Tuesday after a wildfire broke out in a mountain pass and rapidly engulfed 15,000 acres (6,000 hectares) of terrain.
WORLD
Aug 10, 2016
Eleven premature babies die in fire at Baghdad hospital
At least 11 prematurely born babies were killed in a fire that broke out in the early hours of Wednesday on a maternity ward in a Baghdad hospital, the health ministry said. It said an electrical fault probably caused the fire.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2016
Man firebombs Tokyo street samba festival, injures 15 before hanging himself
Fifteen people are injured during a samba parade on a Tokyo shopping street when a man throws Molotov cocktails onto the crowd below.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2016
Earth stays on track for the hottest year ever
The Earth is on track for its hottest year on record and warming at a faster rate than expected, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2016
Southeast Asian fires emitted the most carbon last year since 1997, topped entire EU output
Forest fires that blanketed Southeast Asia in thick haze last year released the greatest amount of climate-changing carbon since the record blazes in 1997, producing emissions higher than in the whole of the European Union, scientists said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2016
At least two dead, 100 homes destroyed by fast-moving California wildfire
A massive California wildfire that has already killed two people and destroyed 100 structures was burning out of control Friday evening as officials said it was possible more victims could be found in the rubble.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 8, 2016
Alberta flies drones to find cause of epic Canadian wildfire
Fire-ravaged Alberta will use drones to investigate the cause of a huge blaze that has scorched the Canadian province and displaced some 88,000 people.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 8, 2016
Canadian wildfire explodes in size, approaches oil sands project
A raging Canadian wildfire grew explosively on Saturday as hot, dry winds pushed the blaze across the energy heartland of Alberta and threatened to burn close to an oil sands project.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2016
Three people missing, 100 homes destroyed by Western Australia bush fire
A major bush fire in western Australia destroyed nearly 100 homes and left three people unaccounted for as it tore through a small rural town south of Perth, emergency officials said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2016
Skyscraper blaze in Persian Gulf raises questions about safety
A blaze that engulfed a Dubai skyscraper on New Year's Eve — the emirate's third high-rise fire in three years — has raised fresh questions about the safety of materials used on the exteriors of tall buildings across the wealthy region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2015
Putting out Indonesia's fires
Putting out Indonesia's forest fires for good will be crucial to meeting Jakarta's ambitious CO2 emissions targets.
WORLD
Nov 26, 2015
Australia's bushfires leave trail of death and destruction
Fourteen bushfires burning across southern Australia have killed two people and thousands of animals, and destroyed 16 homes, and authorities on Thursday said they feared the toll could rise.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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