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RAIN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2018
Kumamoto, remembering quake aid, returns favor by helping flood areas
Kumamoto Prefectural Government officials are supporting disaster relief activities in downpour-hit western prefectures to return the favor they received following powerful earthquakes in 2016.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2018
Prefectures battered by deadly rains ask government for budget to reinforce irrigation ponds
Six prefectural governments in western Japan on Monday submitted emergency requests to Tokyo for a special budget to be set up for measures to prevent agricultural irrigation ponds from collapsing.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2018
Japan's mayors to set up contact list to improve communication during large-scale disasters
As western Japan recovers from the deadly rains earlier this month, the Japan Association of City Mayors plans to compile a contact list so members can communicate directly in the event of major disasters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2018
Decommissioned cruise ship mulled to house west Japan disaster evacuees
The government is considering using a cruise ship as a shelter for people displaced by this month's rain disaster in western Japan, a source close to the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2018
Abe Visits Rain-Stricken Areas in Hiroshima
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday visited areas in Hiroshima Prefecture devastated by this month's mudslides and floods in western Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2018
Hotels and tours in western Japan see cancellations after rain disaster
Thousands of people are canceling trips to popular tourist spots in western Japan even though many of their destinations were left unscathed by the recent deadly rain disaster, local officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2018
70% of rain victims in west Japan were 60 or older, death tallies show
Seventy percent of the people killed by the torrential rain in western Japan this month were 60 or older, tallies show.
Japan Times
JAPAN
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2018
At least six dead, 1,500 hospitalized as heat wave hits Japan
A heat wave is blamed for killing at least six people — in Toyama, Shizuoka, Tottori, Hiroshima, Oita and Kumamoto prefectures — and hospitalizing more than 1,500 others, a Kyodo News tally shows.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2018
Flood-hit Okayama cram school opens doors to other students
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2018
Army of volunteers heads west to clean out flood-hit homes
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2018
More rain due across China as floods wreak havoc, blocking roads and railways
Heavy rain and thunderstorms are wreaking havoc across China, with floods along major rivers destroying bridges, blocking roads and railways and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate, state media reported Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2018
Volunteers warned not to hinder relief operations in western Japan
Disasters stir a desire to help, and the record-breaking rains that triggered massive flooding in western Japan — killing 200 people and inflicting widespread destruction — have prompted groups of volunteers to take action, seeking to offer rapid assistance to communities hit by the calamity.
EDITORIALS
Jul 12, 2018
Find and fix the weak points in disaster defenses
The heavy toll of last week's heavy rains in western Japan highlight flaws in the nation's disaster defenses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2018
Transport networks across western Japan still crippled as death toll from downpours reaches 200
The number of casualties announced by the National Police Agency could grow further, as local authorities say more than 60 people are still missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2018
Japan hit by worst weather disaster in decades: Why did so many die?
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2018
High horse: Crew in western Japan rescues miniature mare from rooftop
The natural instinct to head to higher ground when faced with rising water isn't limited to humans.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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