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Six Dead In Tokyo As Japan Swelters In Heatwave
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CNA
Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave, prompting authorities to issue a flurry of health warnings.
Over the weekend, the central Shizuoka region became the first in Japan to see the mercury reach 40 degrees Celsius this year, far su...
Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave, prompting authorities to issue a flurry of health warnings.
Over the weekend, the central Shizuoka region became the first in Japan to see the mercury reach 40 degrees Celsius this year, far su...
- 9/7 20:11
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Heatstroke Alerts Issued Across Japan As Heatwave Leads To Four Deaths
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THE GUARDIAN
Average number of heatstroke-related deaths each year has increased six fold since 1995
Japan’s meteorological agency has issued a heatstroke alert for 26 of the country’s 47 prefectures, urging people not to go outside unless absolutely necessary, to use their air conditioners dur...
Average number of heatstroke-related deaths each year has increased six fold since 1995
Japan’s meteorological agency has issued a heatstroke alert for 26 of the country’s 47 prefectures, urging people not to go outside unless absolutely necessary, to use their air conditioners dur...
- 8/7 19:52
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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...
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...
- January 16, 2024
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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...
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...
- January 14, 2024
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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...
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...
- January 8, 2024
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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...
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...
- January 1, 2024
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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...
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...
- November 23, 2023
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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-...
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-...
- November 7, 2023
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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...
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...
- September 10, 2023
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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...
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...
- September 2, 2023
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