NEWSWORTHY
Asia Pacific Jul 4, 2018
Warm in blankets, Thai boys smile and joke with rescuer in cave
Their skinny faces illuminated by a flashlight, the Thai soccer teammates stranded more than a week in a partly flooded cave said they were healthy on a video released Wednesday, as heavy rains forecast for later this week could complicate plans to safely extract ...
National Jun 29, 2018
The Japan Meteorological Agency declared the effective end of the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region including Tokyo on Friday, the earliest such announcement for the region since observations started in 1951. The announcement came 22 days earlier than the average year and seven days ...
Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Jun 16, 2018
A recipe for the rainy season: Umeboshi-simmered pork
by Makiko Itoh
Beat the plum rains with ume nibuta, a versatile pork dish that will see you through June.
National May 28, 2018
Japan declares early start of rainy season in northern Kyushu and Shikoku
The rainy season appears to have begun in northern Kyushu and Shikoku, the Meteorological Agency announced Monday. The start of the rainy season in these regions came eight days earlier than the average and 23 days earlier than last year, the agency said. The areas covered ...
National Jun 7, 2017
The rainy season appears to have started in wide swaths of eastern, central and western Japan, the weather agency said Wednesday, warning of downpours and natural disasters during the roughly six-week period. The latest announcement by the Japan Meteorological Agency covers the Chugoku, Kinki, Tokai ...