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Japan To Double Emergency Funds After New Year's Day Quake

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CNA
 
Japan plans to double a fund used for disaster relief and other contingencies to US$6.8 billion after a devastating New Year's Day earthquake, the government said Tuesday (Jan 16), as snow worsened conditions for survivors.
The 7.5-magnitude quake and powerful aftershocks killed at least 22...

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Volcano Erupts On Southwestern Japanese Island

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A volcano on a southwestern Japan island erupted early Sunday, the Meteorological Agency said, with the agency urging climbers and others to take actions to protect their lives.
The eruption occurred at 12:22 a.m. at Mount Otake on Suwanose Island of Kagoshima Prefecture, the agency...

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Japan Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 161

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BBC
 
The death toll from Japan's devastating New Year's Day earthquake has risen from to more than 160, authorities say.
Efforts are continuing to find more than 100 people who remain missing a week later.
But bad weather is hampering rescuers- with heavy rain and snow triggering warnings of la...

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Tsunami Reach Japan Sea Coast Following Major Quake

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NHK
 
The city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, has observed tsunami of more than 1.2 meters at 4:21 p.m. on Monday following a major quake that hit the region.
The city of Toyama, Toyama prefecture, also reported tsunami of 50 centimeters at 4:23 p.m.
Tsunami have been reaching the Japan Sea coas...

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Eruption That Formed New Japan Island Continues Rumbling On

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ASIA NEWS
 
As of Nov. 10, the new island was about 400 meters long from its north tip to the south, and about 200 meters from east to west.
An undersea volcanic eruption that created a new island about 1 kilometer south of Iwoto Island was continuing as of Nov. 16, The Yomiuri Shimbun has confir...

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Powerful Underwater Volcano Forms New Island Off The Coast Of Japan

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GLOBAL NEWS
 
An underwater volcano is erupting so forcefully off the coast of Japan that it’s led to the formation of a new island.
The islet lies in the Ogasawara island chain more than 1,000 km south of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean, reports local news agency Asahi Shimbun.
Japan’s Maritime Self-...

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Record Rain In Parts Of Japan After Tropical Storm

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CNA
 
Parts of Japan have been deluged by their heaviest daily rains since records began, officials said Saturday (Sep 9), with reports of more than 100 landslides after a tropical storm.
Mobara city in Chiba prefecture, which borders the capital Tokyo, recorded 392mm of rain overnight into Satur...

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Japan Had Hottest Summer On Record, Weather Agency Says

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan recorded its highest average temperature this summer in 125 years, the nation's weather agency said on Friday.
Based on measurements at 15 locations around the country from June through August, the average temperature deviation was +1.76 degrees Celsius, the Japan Meteorologic...

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Typhoon Mawar Losing Strength As It Heads Toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands

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AP NEWS
 
Typhoon Mawar appeared to be losing force as it headed Wednesday toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands, where the United States maintains a significant military presence, after largely skirting Taiwan and the Philippines.
After tearing across Guam last week, Mawar passed by Taiwan on Tuesday ...

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Earthquake Jolts Eastern Japan, No Tsunami Warning

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REUTERS
 
A strong earthquake shook eastern Japan on Friday evening, but there was no tsunami warning, according to public broadcaster NHK.
The temblor struck at 1003 GMT with a magnitude of 6.2, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. It shook buildings in Tokyo as well as surrounding pref...

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