Tag - typhoons

 
 

TYPHOONS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2020
‘Within seconds everything was gone’: Devastating floods submerge the Philippines
Storms are getting more ferocious and more frequent, the tragic consequence of a changing climate that is making disasters more intense.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 14, 2020
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco as death toll rises to 53 in Philippines
Vietnam was bracing for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall in the country's central coast early on Sunday, as the death toll in the Philippines rose to 53 from that country's deadliest storm this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2020
A kimchi disaster is brewing after typhoons crippled cabbage fields
Fields of cabbages were wiped out across South Korea this summer due to the extreme weather, causing prices to surge more than 60%.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2020
8,000 still living as evacuees on anniversary of Typhoon Hagibis
The government figure on people in temporary housing does not cover those who continue to live in their own disaster-affected homes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2020
Typhoon Chan-hom may bring heavy rain and strong wind over weekend
Although Typhoon Chan-hom could cause high waves, mudslides, flooding and swollen rivers, it is unlikely to make landfall on Honshu, the Meteorological Agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2020
Tropical Storm Chan-hom may pose threat to Japan this weekend
Tropical Storm Chan-hom, which was tracking north toward Japan on Tuesday, may approach the main island of Honshu this weekend, possibly bringing strong rain in western and eastern Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2020
Heavy rain predicted as Tropical Storm Dolphin heads for eastern Japan
The storm is on course to approach eastern and northeastern Japan, with heavy rain expected along the Pacific coast Thursday and Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2020
Filipino families of crew from ship that sank off Japan plead for search to resume
Families of 39 Filipino crewmen who were aboard a cattle ship that sank during a typhoon are pleading for a search to continue and to expand into uninhabited islands and nearby waters, two weeks after their vessel capsized off Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 9, 2020
Triple typhoons wash out Kim Jong Un’s plans to showcase success
The extreme weather hit before the country's harvest was complete, and food insecurity is being predicted.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2020
Japan braces for powerful Typhoon Haishen as it roars toward Okinawa and Kyushu
The Meteorological Agency urged extreme caution over the potential impact of the typhoon as it is expected to intensify Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2020
Powerful Typhoon Haishen approaches Japan after Maysak leaves several injured
A Meteorological Agency official urged residents of Kyushu and Okinawa to brace for the storm.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2020
Typhoon injures 18 in Japan before moving to Korean Peninsula
More than 80,000 homes in Kyushu, mainly in Nagasaki Prefecture, experienced temporary blackouts, Kyushu Electric Power Co. said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2020
Ship carrying 43 crew and almost 6,000 cattle missing in typhoon off Japan
The Japan Coast Guard said it had rescued one crew member on Wednesday night while searching for the ship.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2020
Typhoon Maysak hits waterlogged Koreas with heavy rain and wind
Flooding, power outages and disruption to transport have been reported across the peninsula.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2020
Japan and regions hold scaled-back disaster drills amid pandemic
The government's exercise was based on the assumption that a magnitude 9.1 earthquake occurred at 7:10 a.m. off Wakayama Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2020
Typhoon Bavi heads toward Okinawa; heavy rains lash some parts of Japan
An advisory warning for heavy rains and strong winds has been issued for Okinawa and the Amami region by the Meteorological Agency as a typhoon makes its way toward the island prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2020
Japanese fishing boat with crew of four missing off Okinawa
A fishing boat with four crew members has vanished off Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture and the Japan Coast Guard has dispatched a patrol boat to find it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Aug 20, 2020
Double the disaster means extra preparation for your emergency kit
With the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing and typhoon season approaching, don't forget to update your emergency evacuation bag.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2020
A typhoon-free July in Japan would be first since records began in 1951
With the end of July drawing near, it is looking likely that not a single typhoon will form in the month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 19, 2020
Japan in a post-coronavirus world
The true risks behind the concentration of population and key functions in Tokyo.

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