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TYPHOONS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022
Typhoon Muifa passes Okinawa islands and moves slowly toward China
Maximum wind speeds in Okinawa on Tuesday are forecast to reach as high as 180 kph, the weather agency said, with top speeds of 90 kph on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2022
Typhoon Muifa brings rain and strong winds to Okinawa islands
The Meteorological Agency warned of powerful winds and rough seas, as well as landslides and overflowing rivers as a result of the heavy rainfall.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2022
'Very strong' Typhoon Muifa approaches Japan southern islands
Typhoon Muifa is expected to maintain its strength and hit Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Monday before heading north toward Shanghai.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022
Typhoon Hinnamnor moves past Kyushu, cutting power and disrupting transportation
Up to 38,000 households were without power in Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures Tuesday morning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2022
Typhoon Hinnamnor prompts flight cancellations and factory disruptions as it nears Kyushu
Typhoon Hinnamnor was already pounding parts of the westernmost main island of Kyushu with heavy rain on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2022
Strong Typhoon Hinnamnor prompts evacuation orders in Okinawa
Okinawa's Miyakojima and Ishigaki cities instructed residents concerned for their homes on Saturday to evacuate to shelters before winds intensified.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2022
Typhoon Hinnamnor to slam Okinawa islands through weekend
The typhoon is forecast to approach the Sakishima Islands on Saturday evening, with the weather agency warning of strong gusts and high waves.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
'Violent' Typhoon Hinnamnor brings strong winds to Okinawa
The Meteorological Agency raised the classification of the storm to 'violent,' after having downgraded it to 'very strong.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2022
Powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor nears southern Japan islands
The storm, given the weather agency's highest classification of 'violent,' is expected to threaten the islands from Wednesday evening through Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2022
Tropical Storm Meari makes landfall on Japan's Izu Peninsula
The Meteorological Agency warned of potential landslides, flooding in low-lying areas, overflowing rivers, strong winds and high waves.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2022
Tropical Storm Meari likely to make landfall in Japan on Saturday
The Meteorological Agency is warning the public of heavy rainfall, high waves and strong winds from the eighth named storm of the year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2022
Tropical Storm Aere moves eastward across Japan bringing torrential rain and flooding
The storm made landfall near Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Tuesday morning, with the weather agency warning of landslides, high waves and flooding in some low-lying areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2022
Typhoon Aere set to make landfall on southwestern Japan on Tuesday
The Meteorological Agency warned Monday that the slow-moving typhoon could bring torrential rains and trigger landslides and flooding.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2022
Tropical storm Aere curving toward Kyushu after passing over Okinawa
The storm is expected to move north in the East China Sea through Monday before making a gradual eastward shift, with a landfall in Kyushu possible on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2022
Tropical storm set to bring heavy rain and strong winds to Okinawa
The weather agency warned of the risk of landslides, flooding and high waves across wide areas, adding that Okinawa could see severe wind gusts, thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 26, 2022
Humanity on 'spiral of self-destruction' as disasters rise, U.N. warns
The world is set to face 1.5 disasters a day — 560 a year — by 2030 as humans heat up the climate and ignore the risk, pushing millions more people into poverty, the organization has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2021
Typhoon Rai's deadly path through Philippines 'exceeded all predictions,' forecaster says
A lack of real-time data and case studies of similar storms in the region made it difficult for forecasters to predict just how much the storm would intensify.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 14, 2021
Some 70 years ago it was taboo to deploy the SDF for disaster relief. Today it's indispensable.
Today, it is almost a given that the SDF will be called upon to assist local communities and prefectures after a disaster. But, 70 years ago, it was basically forbidden.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2021
Japan's first typhoon research institute opens at Yokohama National University
The center also aims to promote research to make typhoons into a source of renewable energy that can contribute to Japan's goal of achieving carbon neutrality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2021
Eastern Japan battered by heavy rain and winds as Typhoon Mindulle passes by
The 16th typhoon of the year is forecast to affect the Kanto and Tohoku regions throughout Friday and into Saturday morning.
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.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
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.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
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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