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RAINY SEASON

Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2021
Improper soil accumulation suspected of leading to Japan mudslide
Local authorities say an estimated 54,000 cubic meters of soil which had been brought to a mountainside by a real estate management firm exacerbated the disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2021
Around 330,000 told to evacuate as rain batters Sea of Japan coast
The Meteorological Agency warned of heavy rain and the risk of flooding and landslides across parts of Shimane and Tottori prefectures through Wednesday and Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2021
Risk of another calamity hampers search for mudslide victims in Japan
Intermittent rain and the risk of a secondary disaster posed challenges for rescue workers racing against time in the city of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2021
Rainy season starts in Tokyo area seven days later than average
The rainy season in Tokyo and neighboring areas in the Kanto-Koshin region of eastern and central Japan appears to have started, seven days later than average and three days later than last year, the Meteorological Agency said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 16, 2021
Rainy season in western Japan arrives earlier than ever
The Kinki region likely entered the rainy season Sunday, 25 days earlier than last year and 21 days earlier than average.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 11, 2020
China's poor have to pay the price when natural disasters hit
For the authorities, it makes sense to flood vast rural areas that contribute less to the country's gross domestic product.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 1, 2020
Struggling to cope with a protracted rainy season that took forever to end
Summer has been a damp squib so far this year for many parts of the country, with annual events canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on top of a protracted rainy season that seemingly took an eternity to end.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2020
Despite rainy season's end, Japan's festive summer still chilled by coronavirus
From Akita to Fukuoka, the cancellation of famous festivals and other events is putting a damper on Japan's idyllic summers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2020
Rainy season finally declared over in Tokyo after fourth-latest end on record
The rainy season finally ended in Tokyo and neighboring areas of the Kanto-Koshin region in east and central Japan after an unusually long spell, the Meteorological Agency said Saturday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 4, 2020
Wet wet wet
'Ugh. I hate wearing rain boots all day during rainy season.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 8, 2020
Preparing for the rainy season in Japan
The humidity is rising and that means there could be mold in the forecast if you don't prepare your home in advance.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 6, 2020
Japan's confusing rainy season
Woman: Is it raining?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2019
11 dead and 5,600 people sent to hospitals in Japan due to heat-related issues
The number of people sent to hospitals nationwide nearly tripled from 1,948 in the preceding week amid high temperatures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2019
Rainy season ends in Japan's Kanto-Koshin region, giving way to intense heat
The annual milestone came 30 days later than last year, and temperatures will likely start rising to dangerous highs.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 8, 2019
Come rain, come shine
'I never know what to make of rainy season.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 22, 2018
Rainy season, mach 2
'I'm loving the weather in Tokyo at the moment.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 7, 2018
Rain, rain, go away ...
'The rainy season's over but it's still raining?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 30, 2018
Rainy season blues
'Wow, the sun is out! Why?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 23, 2018
Rain check
'Do you have a rainy season in your country?'
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jun 16, 2018
A recipe for the rainy season: Umeboshi-simmered pork
Beat the plum rains with ume nibuta, a versatile pork dish that will see you through June.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
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.

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