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Japan Issues Special Typhoon Alert For Kagoshima Pref.
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's weather agency issued a rare special typhoon warning Wednesday for most parts of Kagoshima Prefecture in the country's southwest as powerful Typhoon Shanshan, which has already caused several injuries in affected areas, approaches.
The storm is heading in a northerly directio...
Japan's weather agency issued a rare special typhoon warning Wednesday for most parts of Kagoshima Prefecture in the country's southwest as powerful Typhoon Shanshan, which has already caused several injuries in affected areas, approaches.
The storm is heading in a northerly directio...
- August 28, 2024
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Japan Warns Against Panic Buying As Rice Shortages Bite
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CNA
The threat of a "megaquake", a series of typhoons and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice - the nation's cherished staple food - with the government warning on Tuesday (Aug 27) against panic buying.
"The rice crop is growing steadily and farmers in some re...
The threat of a "megaquake", a series of typhoons and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice - the nation's cherished staple food - with the government warning on Tuesday (Aug 27) against panic buying.
"The rice crop is growing steadily and farmers in some re...
- August 28, 2024
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Strong Typhoon Heading Toward Southwestern Japan
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KYODO NEWS
A strong typhoon traveling in the south of the Japanese archipelago is heading toward the southwestern island of Amami-Oshima on Tuesday, the weather agency said, warning of heavy rains and violent winds.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Shanshan could make landfall on We...
A strong typhoon traveling in the south of the Japanese archipelago is heading toward the southwestern island of Amami-Oshima on Tuesday, the weather agency said, warning of heavy rains and violent winds.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Shanshan could make landfall on We...
- August 26, 2024
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Heatstroke Sufferers in Japan Climb in July
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NIPPON
The number of people in Japan who were sent to hospital due to heatstroke climbed by some 20 pct in July from a year before to 43,195, the second highest level for the month since records began in 2008, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday.
The country saw scorching weath...
The number of people in Japan who were sent to hospital due to heatstroke climbed by some 20 pct in July from a year before to 43,195, the second highest level for the month since records began in 2008, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday.
The country saw scorching weath...
- August 20, 2024
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Tokyo-Nagoya Shinkansen To Halt Aug. 16 As Typhoon Nears Eastern Japan
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KYODO NEWS
Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Nagoya stations will be halted throughout Friday as Typhoon Ampil is forecast to approach eastern Japan, the operator said, in a move that will affect travelers during the Bon summer holidays.
Operations between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka...
Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Nagoya stations will be halted throughout Friday as Typhoon Ampil is forecast to approach eastern Japan, the operator said, in a move that will affect travelers during the Bon summer holidays.
Operations between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka...
- August 14, 2024
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Japan Meteorological Agency Maintains Mega-Quake Advisory
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NHK
The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to urge people to keep up their guard against a possible mega-quake in the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast.
The agency is keeping in place its special advisory issued on Thursday after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off Miyazaki Prefecture ...
The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to urge people to keep up their guard against a possible mega-quake in the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast.
The agency is keeping in place its special advisory issued on Thursday after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off Miyazaki Prefecture ...
- August 12, 2024
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Table Tennis-Sweden Fight Back To Beat Japan And Secure Medal
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REUTERS
Sweden fought back from a two-match deficit to beat fourth-seeded Japan in a men's team table tennis semi-final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, securing a medal.
Japan opened with a 3-1 doubles win, before Tomokazu Harimoto added a valuable point by defeating singles silver medallis...
Sweden fought back from a two-match deficit to beat fourth-seeded Japan in a men's team table tennis semi-final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, securing a medal.
Japan opened with a 3-1 doubles win, before Tomokazu Harimoto added a valuable point by defeating singles silver medallis...
- August 8, 2024
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Tsunami Advisory Lifted After Strong Quake Jolts Kyushu
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JAPAN TIMES
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday, initially prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the coast of Kyushu and Shikoku and for the Meteorological Agency to issue an alert warning of a further possible megaquake along the Nankai Trough...
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday, initially prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the coast of Kyushu and Shikoku and for the Meteorological Agency to issue an alert warning of a further possible megaquake along the Nankai Trough...
- August 8, 2024
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M7.1 Quake Hits Southwestern Japan, Megaquake Fear Grows
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KYODO NEWS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday and tsunami advisories were issued for the Pacific coast extending to the western part of the country, sparking concerns that a megaquake may occur in the near future.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an u...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday and tsunami advisories were issued for the Pacific coast extending to the western part of the country, sparking concerns that a megaquake may occur in the near future.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an u...
- August 8, 2024
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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...
- July 9, 2024
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