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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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'Rocket Debris' Lights Up Japan Night

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CNA
 
Fiery streaks of light across the night sky over southern Japan may have been caused by space debris from a rocket launched by China, Japanese officials said on Thursday (May 11).
Video of the apparent fireballs lit up social media on Wednesday night, with residents and users speculating on...

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Yellow Sand Blankets Parts Of Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A yellow sandstorm covered wide areas of western and northern Japan on Thursday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to warn of possible disruptions to transportation due to poor visibility.
In Osaka, visibility was about five kilometers on Thursday morning. Other areas affect...

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M6.1 Quake Hits Hokkaido, No Tsunami Warning Issued

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KYODO NEWS
 
 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Saturday, registering a lower 5 on the country's seismic intensity scale of 7, the weather agency said.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said no tsunami had been issued follo...

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Severe Snowstorms Forecast For Northern Parts Of Japan In Coming Days

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NHK
 
Japanese weather officials are warning of severe snowstorms for northern parts of the country in the coming days, with disruptions to road traffic and public transport expected.
The Meteorological Agency says that a developing low pressure system is expected to pass over northern Japan from...

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M6.1 Quake Strikes Off Central Japan, Jolts Fukushima, Ibaraki

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KYODO NEWS
 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the coast of central Japan on Monday, although tremors were felt strongest in the eastern prefectures of Fukushima and Ibaraki, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The quake occurred around 5:09 p.m., measuring 4 on Japan...

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Japan Cleans Up After Typhoon Nanmadol Leaves 4 Dead

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DW
 
Typhoon Nanmadol has moved out into the Pacific Ocean after battering Japan, killing four people, injuring over 100, and leaving thousands of homes without power.
Japanese authorities confirmed the deaths of two people on Tuesday, with two others said to have been found "without vital signs"...

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