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VOLCANOES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2022
Japan's Meteorological Agency says there was no tsunami impact from Java volcano
Japan's weather agency said there was no tsunami impact in Okinawa from an Indonesian volcano that erupted on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2022
Sakurajima volcano erupts for three straight days, but no injuries reported
The Meteorological Agency maintained its highest alert level, but said it was not expecting a large eruption similar to one at the same volcano in 1914 that caused a large number of deaths.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 14, 2022
Okinawa’s floating pumice mass likely to disappear by June, experts say
Experts say that the drifting of pumice stones from the Fukutoku-Okanoba underwater volcano in the Ogasawara Islands has already passed its peak.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2022
Tsunami models underestimated shockwave from Tonga eruption
Forecasting models and warning systems, designed primarily to assess earthquake-triggered waves, did not account for the boosting effects of the shockwave.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2022
Japan's MSDF vessel departs carrying aid to disaster-stricken Tonga
A transport vessel of the Maritime Self-Defense Force departed Monday for Tonga as part of Japan's continuing relief efforts to the nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2022
ASDF plane carrying water arrives in disaster-hit Tonga
Water supplies in Tonga have been disrupted by volcanic ash and salt water and securing access to safe drinking water is 'a critical immediate priority,' according to the Red Cross.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2022
World rushes aid to tsunami-hit Tonga as drinking water and food run short
The first flights from Australia and New Zealand landed in Tonga on Thursday with much-needed supplies of water for sanitation and hygiene as well as shelter, communication equipment and power generators.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2022
With a repair ship many days away, Tonga faces weeks of digital darkness
The ship is not expected to reach Tonga until Feb. 1, after which it will perform the difficult task of repairing damaged cables from the ocean floor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2022
In Tonga, a volcano-triggered tsunami underscores islands' acute climate risk
By increasing temperatures and driving up sea levels, climate change will likely worsen disasters wrought by tsunamis, storm surges, and heat waves, experts say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2022
First aid finally reaches Tonga as telephone lines partially restored
The delivery of the supplies brought in by aircraft was contactless to ensure Tonga remains free of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 20, 2022
Here’s what scientists know about the Tonga volcano eruption
The shock wave produced by the explosion, as well as the unusual nature of the tsunamis it generated, will have scientists studying the event for years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2022
Japan's weather agency to monitor long-term effects of Tonga eruption
Saturday's disaster reminded some in Japan of an eruption in 1991 — one that may have led to a colder summer and poor crop yields two years later.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2022
In volcano’s wake, an agonizing wait for news from Tonga
Footage shared moments before the internet connection was cut showed people running inland, searching for higher ground in a very flat country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2022
Drinking water and ash big concern as Tonga assesses tsunami damage
The eruption and resulting tsunami cut off phone and internet lines for the entire island, as well as damage to an undersea cable, which could take more than a week to restore.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2022
Shrouded by ash, Tonga's fate remains unclear after powerful volcano erupts
As reports of the volcano's effect trickled in from far-flung countries Sunday there was little word from Tonga, the island nation just 40 miles from the site of the extraordinary explosion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2021
Floating pumice stones set to hit Kanto coastlines, putting fishing and wildlife in jeopardy
The stones are thought to have originated from an underwater eruption that was one of the largest volcanic events seen anywhere in modern-day Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Nov 8, 2021
Geologists hope pumice stones drifting off Okinawa will reveal nature's secrets
The stones have previously helped researchers understand the currents and countercurrents that flow south of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2021
Cleanup begins after eruption at Mount Aso in Japan
The eruption from Mount Aso's No. 1 Nakadake crater sent a column of ash about 3,500 meters into the air.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2021
Southwestern Japan volcano erupts, alert level raised
A volcano on a southwestern Japan island erupted early Friday, sending large rocks almost 1 kilometer from the crater.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2021
New island discovered south of Tokyo after submarine volcano erupts
The Meteorological Agency has issued warnings about smoke and large ash deposits in nearby waters as an active eruption is expected to continue.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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