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DISASTERBREAKINGAug 14Unprecedented rainfall in Japan leaves at least four dead in Chiba prefectureEuroNews [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 14Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least four in JapanThose killed included a man in his 60s or 70s found floating in a flooded road and a 66-year-old woman stuck in her submerged car, the Chiba Prefecture Disaster Management Office said. The post Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least four in Japan appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 14Four dead in Japan after country inundated with record - breaking rainabc.net.au · Australia
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 14Four dead, thousands stranded as record rain lashes JapanDW News [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 14Heavy rains in Japan leave 4 dead and thousands stranded at Narita airportSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 13Bear Claws Garden Center Worker | News On JapanA garden center worker in Japan was reportedly injured after being clawed by a bear. This describes a local incident involving wildlife and human interaction.newsonjapan.com · Japan
DISASTERAug 13Earthquake Upgrades Helped Limit Damage in Japan’s Kyushu“When a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southwestern Japan last week, its force mirrored the kind of seismic shocks capable of flattening cities and claiming hundreds or even thousands of lives. Yet across the island of Kyushu, the violent shaking destroyed or heavily damaged just a few hundred buildings. One week after the quake, the death toll […] The post Earthquake Upgrades Helped Limit Damage in Japan’s Kyushu appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
DISASTERAug 8Fijian rugby player, 26, dies after suspected heatstroke at training in JapanFijian rugby player Saimoni Vunilagi has died of suspected heatstroke after a training session in Japan. He was 26. His death was announced on Saturday by his team,…Japan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 8Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan's Okinawa before bearing down on ChinaBBC World
DISASTERAug 8Typhoon Dolphin grounds Hong Kong flights, disrupts trips and business in JapanAt least 12 flights connecting Hong Kong with mainland China, Taiwan and Japan have been cancelled as Typhoon Dolphin gradually moves away from Japan’s Okinawa prefecture and approaches eastern China. Hongkongers in Okinawa whose travel plans were disrupted by Dolphin were able to partially resume their itineraries as supermarkets and aquariums reopened. But an accommodation and car rental operator said the typhoon had cost his business between 500,000 and 1 million yen. According to the Hong...South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 8Typhoon hits Japan Okinawa , China shuts portsqueanbeyanage.com.au · Australia
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 8Typhoon hits Japan Okinawa , China shuts portscrookwellgazette.com.au · Australia
DISASTERAug 8Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan, heads towards ChinaAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 8Typhoon hits Japan Okinawa , China shuts portsbendigoadvertiser.com.au · Australia
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 8Typhoon hits Japan Okinawa , China shuts portscentralwesterndaily.com.au · Australia
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 8Typhoon hits Japan Okinawa , China shuts portsmaitlandmercury.com.au · Australia
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 8Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan as China braces for coming stormDW News [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 8Typhoon hits Japan Okinawa , China shuts portsnortherndailyleader.com.au · Australia
DISASTERAug 7Japan orders evacuations as typhoon approaches, cancels 500 flightsJapan Today
DISASTERAug 6‘Artificial earthquake’ conspiracy theory sweeps Japan after Kumamoto disasterClaims that the recent magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck southwestern Japan was man-made have been spreading online, with experts dismissing the theory as unrealistic in technological, financial and practical terms. On July 28, the day the deadly earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture, a user on social media who has previously shared false claims about earthquakes wrote that the “seismic wave is of an explosion, not a quake” in a post that has had around 3 million views as of Wednesday. Searches...South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 5Typhoon signal unlikely in Hong Kong over weekend but at least 18 flights to Japan axedThe likelihood of a typhoon warning signal being issued in Hong Kong over the weekend is low, as tropical cyclone Kujira is set to weaken under the influence of Dolphin. The latter, though downgraded from a super typhoon to a severe typhoon, has nonetheless prompted airlines to cancel at least 18 flights between the city and Japan. The Observatory said early on Wednesday that tropical cyclone Kujira, meaning “whale” in Japanese, would linger over the central part of the South China Sea near the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 4Typhoon Dolphin hurtles towards Japan: Tracker, updates and what to expectAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERAug 4Suspected heatstroke kills three lions at Japan zoo, spokesperson saysTen of the 16 lions in Tama Zoological Park have suffered symptoms such as "loss of appetite and decreased activity" since mid-July, and three lionesses died, the zoo said in a statement.EuroNews [en]
DISASTERAug 43 lions perish at Tokyo zoo as Japan bakes in ‘cruelly hot’ summerThree lions have died of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo’s Tama Zoological Park amid Japan’s record-breaking “cruelly hot” summer as officials boost animal welfare measures to cope with climate-fuelled extreme weather. The zoo’s lion exhibit has been suspended since July 23 when 10 out of its 16 big cats started showing “loss of appetite and decreased activity” from the heat, a spokeswoman told Agence France-Presse on Tuesday. The sick animals received treatment, but three lionesses succumbed to...South China Morning Post