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HAGIBIS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2019
Hong Kongers raise money for Japanese typhoon victims
Hong Kongers have raised more than ¥13.8 million to help people in Japan recover from a powerful typhoon that tore through the country earlier this month.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 19, 2019
Typhoon Hagibis highlights the value of social media in a disaster
There has been plenty wrong with conversations on social media over the past decade and yet it’s hard to argue that online platforms are anything other than essential in an emergency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 19, 2019
Top IMF official denies Japan is a case study in Modern Monetary Theory
The Bank of Japan's monetary policy aims to boost inflation and differs from Modern Monetary Theory, according to a senior official at the International Monetary Fund.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2019
Halted by typhoon, Tokyo-Kanazawa direct bullet train services to resume Oct. 25
East Japan Railway Co. has said that direct services between Tokyo and Kanazawa stations on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line will resume on Oct. 25, after a partial suspension forced by powerful Typhoon Hagibis.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2019
Landslides damage 2020 Olympic road race cycling course in Kanagawa
The Sagamihara Municipal Government on Thursday said part of the Olympic cycling road race course has been hit by landslides along National Highway 413 in Kanagawa Prefecture.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2019
Japan Car Sharing Association seeks vehicles to lend to Typhoon Hagibis victims
A group in northeastern Japan is soliciting donations of cars to help people who lost their vehicles in disasters as it is preparing to provide support in areas hit by Typhoon Hagibis.
JAPAN / First Person
Oct 17, 2019
Typhoon Hagibis: A night in an evacuation shelter shows just how fragile Tokyo life can be
If you look at a map of Kitasenju in Tokyo's Adachi Ward, you will see that it's almost entirely surrounded by water.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2019
JR East may be forced to scrap 120 shinkansen cars flooded by Typhoon Hagibis
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) may be forced to scrap all of the 120 Hokuriku Shinkansen cars that were damaged in flooding caused by Typhoon Hagibis, which ravaged mainly central and eastern Japan over the weekend.
EDITORIALS
Oct 16, 2019
Review defenses against flooding
As we learned from the lessons of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, we need to prepare for worst-possible scenarios to ensure people's safety when large-scale disasters strike.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2019
Flooding of Tama River put capital on the brink of crisis during Typhoon Hagibis
Tokyo faced crisis last Saturday, with water levels in the Tama River quickly climbing as heavy rains and winds from Typhoon Hagibis inundated the Kanto region.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2019
Many stores and restaurants in Japan close as they feel effects of Typhoon Hagibis
Many stores and restaurants in wide swaths of central and northeastern Japan suspended operations Tuesday after Typhoon Hagibis caused flooding and disrupted supply chains.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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