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MUDSLIDES

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2015
Hundreds feared dead in Guatemala landslide, hopeful keep digging
Hopes faded of finding any remaining survivors of a massive landslide in Guatemala that killed at least 73 people, even as families scrabbled through rubble to find the bodies of loved-ones, with hundreds of others still missing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2015
Hillside collapses on Guatemalan town, killing 25; hundreds missing
The collapse of a hillside onto a town on the edge of Guatemala City killed at least 25 people and left hundreds missing on Friday, as rescue crews searched for survivors in homes buried by dirt and sludge.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2014
First anniversary of fatal Izu-Oshima mudslides marked
Officials and residents of an island south of Tokyo gathered Thursday to mourn the victims of mud slides that left 39 residents dead and missing a year ago.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2014
Rain lashes northern areas as low rolls through
Heavy rain fell in many regions Thursday as a low pressure system made the atmosphere extremely unstable in northern and eastern parts of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2014
30,000 urged to evacuate as downpours lash northern Kyoto
Heavy rainfall was reported in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture early Friday morning, prompting local governments to issue evacuation advisories to more than 30,000 people, NHK reported Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2014
Officials in Hiroshima lift evacuation advisories in mudslide-hit city
Hiroshima officials on Sunday lifted evacuation advisories and orders issued to about 106,000 residents of the mudslide-hit city's Asakita Ward.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2014
Special psychiatric assistance teams counsel Hiroshima landslide victims
The health ministry has dispatched mental health care teams to assist people left homeless by the Hiroshima landslides, making use of a new disaster program for the first time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2014
Hiroshima rescuers resume search as death toll hits 49
Rescuers resume picking through the mud and debris left by the deadly landslides in Hiroshima as the number of dead rises to 49.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2014
Hiroshima search delayed by heavy rain; Abe under fire
Heavy rain on Friday hampered the search for 52 people believed buried alive on the edge of Hiroshima as opposition politicians hounded Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for golfing and relaxing while responding to the disaster.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2014
Fukui to review mudslide dangers in wake of Hiroshima disaster
After the deadly mudslides in Hiroshima, Fukui announces it will conduct a survey on the dangers that such disasters pose to the reactor-packed Tsuruga Peninsula.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2014
Mudslide sensors planned for parts of Hiroshima
The central government and Hiroshima Prefectural Government plan to place mudslide sensors in the northern part of the prefecture where at least 90 people were reported dead or missing as of Friday, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2014
Search for missing in Hiroshima mudslide continues, as victims mourned
Police, firefighters and Ground Self-Defense Force personnel continued searching for survivors Thursday after heavy rain triggered mudslides in the city of Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2013
Shimane residents urged to evacuate amid heavy rain
Torrential rain damaged railroad lines and left one man missing in Shimane Prefecture on Saturday, prompting the Meteorological Agency to urge residents to evacuate and "take immediate action to protect life."
'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.
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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.
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For a little more than a decade, scientists have been studying a subset of people they call "super-agers.” These individuals are age 80 and older, but they have the memory ability of a person 20 to 30 years younger.
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.
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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