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FLOODS

JAPAN
Sep 28, 2017
Downpours lash Kanto region, spurring warnings of floods, mudslides and evacuations
The Kanto region was hit by heavy rain Thursday morning, prompting the Meteorological Agency and local authorities in Chiba, Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectures to issue warnings for floods and mudslides, NHK reported.
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JAPAN
Sep 18, 2017
Typhoon Talim rumbles through Hokkaido after leaving two dead in Shikoku
Powerful Typhoon Talim made landfall Monday in Hokkaido after heavy rain and a mudslide killed two people on Shikoku the previous day.
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WORLD
Sep 2, 2017
Search goes on for Harvey survivors as Trump requests aid
Rescuers searched painstakingly through flooded neighborhoods across southeastern Texas on Friday for people stranded by Hurricane Harvey's deluge as President Donald Trump asked Congress for $7.85 billion in federal disaster relief.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 1, 2017
Study links climate change to record U.S. road deaths
Climate change — not increased use of cell phones — might be to blame for an unusual spike in road deaths that hit the United States two years ago, said a study published on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2017
Modi's $87 billion river-linking gamble set to take off as floods hit India
After years of foot-dragging, India will begin work in around a month on an $87 billion project to connect some of the country's biggest rivers, government sources say, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi bets on the ambitious project to end deadly floods and droughts.
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WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 31, 2017
As Houston eyes immigrant labor to rebuild, Texas prepares to implement Trump's crackdown on sanctuary cities
In the coming weeks, as Houston turns its attention to rebuilding areas devastated by Tropical Storm Harvey, people like Jay De Leon are likely to play an outsized role — if they stay around.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Aug 30, 2017
Washington may fail to heed Harvey climate warning, experts say
Unprecedented flooding unleashed by Hurricane Harvey in the United States underscores the need for even wealthy countries to boost their disaster plans to keep vulnerable people safe and help them deal with the knock-out blows that climate change could bring, experts say.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2017
North Korea's impending perfect storm
North Korea is experiencing its most severe drought since 2001, and it could trigger major flooding and famine.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 28, 2017
An unlikely hurricane hero takes over chaotic Texas storm shelter
When state emergency authorities pulled into the storm shelter in the small city of Rockport, Texas, on Saturday, they asked the obvious first question: Who's in charge here?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2017
Insurance group warns Texas flood damage from Harvey may match that of Hurricane Katrina in 2005
Flood damage in Texas from Hurricane Harvey may equal that from 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, an insurance research group said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2017
Sierra Leone holds mass burial for over 300, braces for more downpours, mudslides
Sierra Leone is bracing for more floods as the country is burying the casualties of a mudslide that killed hundreds of people in the capital, Freetown.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2017
Food aid reaches thousands devastated by Sierra Leone mudslide
Food aid is reaching thousands who survived a mudslide on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Wednesday, two days after 400 people died and more than 3,000 were left homeless.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017
Taxpayers expected to take hit as Trump moves to dump Obama-era flood-risk building standards
U.S. President Donald Trump will revoke an Obama-era executive order on Tuesday that required strict building standards for government-funded projects to reduce exposure to increased flooding from sea level rise, sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2017
Mayor says 270 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide as rescue efforts continue
Rescue workers have recovered 270 bodies so far from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, the mayor said on Tuesday, as rescue operations continued and morgues struggled to find space for all the dead.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2017
Kyushu braces for floods, slides as hourly downpours top 100 mm
Torrential rain exceeding 100 mm per hour hit Kyushu early Tuesday morning, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue warnings for landslides and floods, NHK reported Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2017
15 Japanese tourists rescued on Borneo after being trapped by flooding
Fifteen Japanese tourists have been rescued on Borneo island after being stranded by flooding in a remote village, Malaysian authorities said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2017
Evacuation orders and advisories given to 120,000 in Akita Prefecture following record rainfall
Roughly 120,000 Akita Prefecture residents are ordered or advised to evacuate as the risk of flooding and landslides rose following torrential rain over parts of the Tohoku region.
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JAPAN
Jul 12, 2017
In Kyushu floods, destruction was magnified by fast-flowing driftwood
In a series of storms wreaking havoc across a wide swath of Kyushu, an enormous number of trees and logs flowing from forests to residential areas have been blamed by authorities and experts for the large-scale devastation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2017
Volunteers trickle in to help clean up flood damage in Kyushu
Six days after torrential rain hit the Kyushu region, about 180 people are still cut off in Fukuoka and Oita prefectures and around 1,700 remain in evacuation centers.
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JAPAN
Jul 8, 2017
Rescuers race against time as flood death toll hits 18
Rescuers raced against time Saturday in Kyushu to find those who disappeared in the aftermath of days of torrential rain that triggered deadly floods and mudslides across the island.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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