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WEATHER

EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2018
Feeling the heat of climate change
Japan has to rethink fundamental assumptions about energy use and urban planning.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 30, 2018
Let's discuss the heat wave
Twelve people died and nearly 10,000 people were taken to hospitals with heat exhaustion or heatstroke during the week through July 15, as a heat wave continued to scorch wide areas of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2018
Japanese men turn to parasols to ward off intense summer heat
Parasols — accessories normally associated with women trying to protect their skin from the sun — are proving increasingly popular with men as the nation grapples with one of its hottest summers ever.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 28, 2018
Soaring temperatures force Japan to confront entrenched ideas on handling the heat
A  heat wave has gripped Japan over the past week or so, peaking with the highest temperature ever recorded in the country on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2018
Tokyo weighs daylight saving time for Olympics as heat wave incinerates weather descriptions used for 2020 Games bid
The possible step is in stark contrast to a description in Tokyo's bid to host the games, which said the capital offered a “mild” summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2018
Typhoon swings toward Honshu, threatening to bring more misery to western Japan
More trouble projected for flood-hit western Japan as Typhoon Jongdari nears on unusual path.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2018
Massive amount of marine debris found across wide swath of Japan due to flooding
An enormous amount of debris has been found across a wide swath of water off western Japan following recent torrential rains that devastated the region with landslides and flooding, land ministry officials said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 25, 2018
Protect the socially weak from heat waves
The nation must do more to protect its growing elderly population against the perils of extreme weather.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2018
Record-breaking high temperatures likely a 'new normal' for Japan, experts warn
Official climate forecasts and experts are warning that the recent rise in temperatures is likely to become the new normal in the years ahead.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 23, 2018
Let's discuss the flooding disaster in western Japan
Thousands of people are still staying at shelters, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, after special storm warnings were issued in eight prefectures in western and southwestern Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2018
Government estimates cost of damage across nation by weather-related events this month at almost ¥120 billion
The government estimates the cost of damage across the nation from weather-related events this month at almost u00a5120 billion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2018
Japan's heat wave claims 11 more people, mostly seniors, in a single day
The Meteorological Agency issues high-temperature warnings across much of the nation as a heat wave that has gripped most of the country for the past week is forecast to continue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2018
Taiwan fruit farmer raises funds for Japan flood victims
A Taiwanese farmer held a two-day dragon fruit sale in Taipei over the weekend to raise money for victims of the floods and landslide in western Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2018
Japan's mayors to set up contact list to improve communication during large-scale disasters
As western Japan recovers from the deadly rains earlier this month, the Japan Association of City Mayors plans to compile a contact list so members can communicate directly in the event of major disasters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2018
Decommissioned cruise ship mulled to house west Japan disaster evacuees
The government is considering using a cruise ship as a shelter for people displaced by this month's rain disaster in western Japan, a source close to the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2018
Abe Visits Rain-Stricken Areas in Hiroshima
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday visited areas in Hiroshima Prefecture devastated by this month's mudslides and floods in western Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2018
Emergency personnel respond to record number of calls as heat wave kills 10 more in Japan
Exhaustion and heat stroke caused by scorching summer temperatures on Thursday killed 10 people in seven prefectures and sent 2,605 people to hospitals, according to the latest figures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2018
Hotels and tours in western Japan see cancellations after rain disaster
Thousands of people are canceling trips to popular tourist spots in western Japan even though many of their destinations were left unscathed by the recent deadly rain disaster, local officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2018
West Japan rains to be designated 'extremely severe disaster' to increase state aid subsidies
The government plans to designate the torrential rain that wreaked havoc in western Japan as a disaster of extreme severity so that subsidies for reconstruction projects can be increased.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2018
At least six dead, 1,500 hospitalized as heat wave hits Japan
A heat wave is blamed for killing at least six people — in Toyama, Shizuoka, Tottori, Hiroshima, Oita and Kumamoto prefectures — and hospitalizing more than 1,500 others, a Kyodo News tally shows.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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