South Pole's ozone hole shrinks to smallest since discovery in 'fluke of the weather'
The ozone hole near the south pole this year is the smallest since it was discovered, but it is more due to freakish Antarctic weather than efforts to cut down on pollution, NASA reported . This fall, the average hole in Earth's protective ozone layer ...
Enthronement spectacle: Snow-capped Fuji and rainbow make surprise appearances
It's all about timing. Around 1:15, as Emperor Naruhito was about to proclaim his enthronement before dignitaries assembled at the Imperial Palace, people in the Tokyo area were treated to not only the appearance of Mount Fuji capped with its first fresh snow of the ...
A new study finds climate change is making stronger El Ninos, which change weather worldwide and heat up an already warming planet. Scientists looked at 33 El Ninos since 1901. This natural weather phenomenon is the warming of equatorial Pacific that triggers weather extremes across ...
Disaster medical teams deployed to Japan areas where Typhoon Hagibis flooded hospitals
Disaster medical assistance teams (DMATs) have been deployed to areas in Japan where medical institutions were severely damaged by massive Typhoon Hagibis last weekend. According to the health ministry, a total of 29 medical institutions in Fukushima, Tochigi and other prefectures were flooded, and seven ...
IOC planning to move Tokyo Olympic marathon north to Sapporo in bid to avoid heat
The plan is the latest in a series of countermeasures being taken to protect athletes, spectators and volunteers from the nation’s infamously hot summer heat.
As we learned from the lessons of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, we need to prepare for worst-possible scenarios to ensure people's safety when large-scale disasters strike.
Officials assess the scope of damage caused by Typhoon Hagibis after several towns and cities in the eastern half of Japan were hit by flooding. So far 35 people are known to have died.
Efforts to move power lines underground — an important way to reduce the impact of natural disasters — are moving far too slow.
Japan Defense Ministry opens new Twitter account for disaster info
The Defense Ministry set up a new Twitter account on Friday to spread information on disaster relief efforts, ahead of the arrival of very powerful Typhoon Hagibis. The permanent account, @ModJapan_saigai, will send out information regarding water supply and bathing access activities conducted by the ...
Extremely large typhoon draws bead on Japan, could hit main islands this weekend
The extremely large Typhoon Hagibis is gaining force over the Pacific south of Japan and is forecast to approach the main islands of Kyushu, Shikoku and Honshu during the upcoming three-day weekend, the Meteorological Agency said. On Tuesday, the agency urged caution and called for ...
Japan Times 1944: 20,197 war dead enshrined at Yasukuni
100 YEARS AGO Saturday, OCT. 11 1919 Tokyo Home Problem Club holds first meeting THE JAPAN TIMES The Home Problem Club held its first meeting at the home of Mrs. Bates, Kamitomizaka, Koishikawa, where the subject of "millinery" was discussed by Mrs. Hayes and a practical demonstration conducted ...
Storm brings powerful winds and torrential rain to Tohoku and Hokuriku; Chiba hit by blackouts again
An extratropical cyclone, downgraded from Typhoon Mitag, traveled east through the Sea of Japan on Friday, bringing powerful winds and stormy weather to the Hokuriku and Tohoku regions along the coast. The Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions also saw stormy weather as a result of the ...
