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TYPHOON NO 8

Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Sep 15, 2018
Does Kansai need three international airports?
Twenty-four years after Kansai airport's opening, Typhoon Jebi roared through, flooding the main runway, parts of the main terminal building and dislodging a tanker in the adjacent bay that drifted into the facility's connecting bridge.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2018
Kansai airport reopens runway 10 days after typhoon flooding
The major international hub plans to resume around 40 domestic and 80 international flight services, equivalent to around 30 percent of the airports's pre-typhoon traffic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2018
Kansai airport's Terminal 1 to partially reopen following flooding from Typhoon Jebi
Efforts are also moving forward to accept new domestic and international flights at nearby Kobe and Itami airports.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2018
The necessary calamity
Officials should use the Typhoon Jebi experience to improve their disaster management responses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2018
Some international flights resume at typhoon-hit Kansai International Airport
Schedule for fully restarting all flights at country's third-busiest airport still unknown in wake of powerful storm.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2018
As Kansai airport partially reopens, officials discuss temporarily routing some flights elsewhere
The central government and Kansai region officials push a proposal to temporarily route some international flights to Osaka's Itami airport and Kobe Airport following the temporary closure of Osaka International Airport.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2018
Abe announces typhoon-hit Kansai airport will reopen to some domestic flights Friday
The airport remained closed Thursday after Typhoon Jebi caused flooding that damaged the main runway and tarmac, and drove a tanker into the bridge connecting the facility to the mainland.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2018
Osaka offers free 2-day subway and bus passes to foreign tourists stranded by Typhoon Jebi
A tourism promotion body in Osaka began providing free two-day local subway and bus passes on Thursday to foreign visitors unable to return home as scheduled due to the shutdown of Kansai International Airport due to Typhoon Jebi.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2018
Typhoon Jebi highlights vulnerability of offshore Kansai airport
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Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2018
Kansai counts the cost of Typhoon Jebi
Osaka and the Kansai region spent Wednesday cleaning up after Typhoon Jebi roared through the area Tuesday, causing widespread damage.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 5, 2018
IN PICTURES: The terrifying force of Typhoon Jebi
The physical force of the high winds brought by Typhoon Jebi was immediately apparently to residents of western Japan: tractor tailors were toppled, massive tankers were pushed into bridges, rooftops and large trees were tossed like children's toys.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2018
Accounts of those who were left stranded by Typhoon Jebi in Japan
Typhoon Jebi tore through western Japan on Tuesday, leaving residents and tourists stranded throughout the Kansai region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2018
Businesses across Kansai reeling in aftermath of powerful Typhoon Jebi
Businesses in Kansai were reeling Wednesday from the impact of a powerful typhoon that devastated the area the previous day, with disruptions hitting tourism operators, stores, theme parks and food supply chains.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2018
LIVEBLOG: Updates on Typhoon Jebi
Live updates from The Japan Times newsroom and social media about Typhoon Jebi —u00a0 the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years — as it wreaks havoc on the archipelago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2018
Typhoon Jebi, most powerful to hit Japan in 25 years, leaves trail of destruction in Kansai region
The storm disrupted transportation networks, heavily damaged the bridge that leads to Kansai International Airport and knocked out power to over a million homes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2018
Typhoon Jebi pushes ship into Kansai airport bridge, leaving 5,000 people stranded at Japan's third-busiest gateway
The airport on a man-made island in Osaka Bay has been flooded and closed since the afternoon and will not reopen until at least Wednesday evening.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2018
LIVEBLOG: Updates on Typhoon Jebi
On this liveblog, The Japan Times newsroom will be updating the status of Typhoon Jebi as it approaches and makes landfall on the Japanese archipelago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2018
Typhoon Cimaron leaves behind trail of damage in western Japan as it heads for Hokkaido
Typhoon Cimaron passed over the west of the country through to the Sea of Japan early Friday, leaving more than a dozen people injured and disrupting traffic before heading further north toward Hokkaido.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2018
Awaji Island wind turbine topples over as typhoon cuts through western Japan
A 60-meter-high wind turbine erected in a park on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture toppled over in the early hours of Friday as powerful Typhoon Cimaron passed through western Japan. No injuries were reported, local authorities said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2018
Typhoon Cimaron heads for Hokkaido after slamming into western Japan
Cimaron brings downpours to a region reeling from last month's deadly flooding and landslides, and is already suspected to have led to the disappearance of three university students.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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