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Governments are unprepared for a crucial climate change meeting in Poland later this year aimed at ensuring the full implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement, Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama said this week at climate talks in Bangkok. The talks in the Thai capital ...
Live updates from The Japan Times newsroom and social media about Typhoon Jebi — the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years — as it wreaks havoc on the archipelago.
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.
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.
A “very strong” Typhoon Jebi, currently in the Pacific Ocean and headed toward the Chugoku region, prompts weather authorities to issue warnings for high waves, flooding and landslides.
More than 20,000 ordered to evacuate as rain lashes central and northeastern Japan
More than 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate in parts of central and northeastern Japan on Friday as heavy rain sparked flooding. The Meteorological Agency also warned of landslides and flooding in other areas as a front bringing heavy rain was expected to move south ...
'Once-a-century' rains that have killed more than 1,200 people across South Asia and displaced 1.3 million people are in line with predictions say climate scientists, who warn that worse is to come if global warming continues unabated. The monsoon rains upon which farmers in the ...
Fifth death confirmed at Japan hospital after air conditioning fails
A fifth elderly patient in Gifu Prefecture has died at a hospital where air conditioning units had broken down amid a heat wave that has gripped the country.
Four die at Japan hospital after air conditioning fails amid heat wave
Four elderly patients at a hospital in Gifu Prefecture have died after the air conditioning unit in their rooms broke down amid a heat wave that continues to grip the country, police and the medical institution said Tuesday. Y&M Fujikake Daiichi Hospital, however, denied that ...
Disaster prevention draws more public attention in annual policy survey
More people believe the government should give higher priority to disaster prevention, an annual Cabinet Office survey shows. According to the survey, 28.3 percent of the respondents think disaster prevention should be prioritized, up 2.4 points from the previous year. That is the highest ratio for ...
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. Downpours caused power outages affecting about 138,000 households in central and western ...
Trump declares emergency as Hawaii braces for Hurricane Lane
Hurricane Lane drenched Hawaii Thursday ahead of its arrival in the island state, prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to declare a state of emergency as landslides and flash flooding left roads blocked. The National Weather Service said Lane — located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) ...
