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DISASTERSep 21Airplane makes ‘miracle’ landing as Typhoon Dujuan hits JapanA plane landing in Tokyo that one passenger called 'a miracle' ended with applause as Typhoon Dujuan battered Japan.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 21Typhoon Dujuan: Japan urges two million to evacuateFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERSep 21Over 1.6 million in Japan urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan nears TokyoSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 21Powerful typhoon nears Japan east prompting warningsmaitlandmercury.com.au · Australia
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 21Heavy Hurricane Dujuan approaches Japan's east coast, evacuations in places around TokyoNOS Buitenland
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 21Powerful typhoon nears Japan east prompting warningsbendigoadvertiser.com.au · Australia
DISASTERSep 21Car-floating sheets selling well to cope with increasing flood risk in JapanAs in many corners of the globe, Japan has been putting up with an increasing number of previously rare weather-related natural disasters. One of the more surprising was…Japan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 21Typhoon approaches eastern Japan, prompting flood and landslide warningsJapan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 21Japan: Typhoon Dujuan sparks flood, landslide warningsDW News [en]
DISASTERSep 21Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Dujuan nears JapanHundreds of flights have been cancelled in Japan as Typhoon Dujuan approaches. This natural disaster is causing significant disruption to travel and potentially impacting residents.freemalaysiatoday.com · Malaysia
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 20Typhoon Dujuan advances on Japan with 180 km/h winds and forced the early closure of Asia's largest video game fairClarín
DISASTERSep 18Unidentified victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake found to have been cremated at the time of discovery, Miyagi Prefectural PoliceMiyagi Prefectural Police have confirmed that unidentified victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake were cremated upon discovery. This news relates to the ongoing process of identifying casualties from a past major disaster.Asahi Shimbun
DISASTERSep 16Typhoon could approach Japan during 5-day holiday periodJapan could see the approach of a typhoon during a five-day holiday period starting this weekend, with the weather agency announcing Wednesday the development of the typhoon off…Japan Today
DISASTERSep 9Asian Games venues and athletes unharmed by extensive flooding in Nagoya , JapanExtensive flooding in Nagoya, Japan, did not harm the venues or athletes participating in the Asian Games. This news confirms the safety of the event despite the natural disaster.therecord.com · Canada
DISASTERSep 9Japan’s Nagoya reels from record rain, stranding commuters and flooding cityNagoya in central Japan said on Wednesday that it has decided to provide emergency relief across the city where at least 41 people sustained minor injuries after a linear rain band formed, pounding the Tokai region with record rainfall the previous day. Many commuters and students were stranded for the night in Nagoya after transport was paralysed due to the rain. Around 1,600 people had taken shelter at evacuation centres as of 7pm on Tuesday and 200 vehicles had been damaged by the rain as of...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 9Asian Games athletes forced to evacuate amid record rainfall in JapanRainwater leaked into competition venues a day before some preopening ceremony competitions beginning on Thursday.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 9Record-breaking rain disrupts daily life in Nagoya, JapanAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 7One dead as heavy rain lashes Japan; weather agency warns of landslides, rainbandsHeavy rainfall hit eastern Japan and elsewhere on Monday, with the weather agency urging maximum vigilance against landslides on Niijima and Oshima islands, south of Tokyo and a…Japan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 7Woman found dead in submerged car in Japan amid record rainfallSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 6Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 6 prefectures through MondayJapan's weather agency warned Sunday of intense rain in Tokyo and 12 other prefectures heading into Monday due to the influence of a typhoon and a weather front,…Japan Today
DISASTERSep 6Too early to tell Japan quake full impactsanews.gov.za · South Africa
DISASTERSep 6Cold comfort: Japan’s Hokkaido battles cockroach surge amid global warmingIn all his five decades of living in Hokkaido, Makoto Watanabe cannot recall ever being confronted by a cockroach. But he admits being alarmed by reports that the despised insects are taking advantage of global warming to gain a foothold in a part of Japan where winters were previously considered too hostile for large colonies to emerge. “When I was a university student in Tokyo 30 years ago, I used to see them in my accommodation and I absolutely hated them,” Watanabe told This Week in...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 5Highest landslide warning issued for southwestern Japan Yakushimabignewsnetwork.com · United States
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 29Level 5 heavy rain special warning issued for Fukui Prefecture, for Fukui, Ono, and Katsuyama cities - Japan Meteorological AgencyAsahi Shimbun