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DISASTERBREAKINGJul 28Strong quake hits southern Japan, tsunami alert issuedSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 26Japan Records Its First Cruelly Hot Day as Temperatures Top 40°CJapan has recorded its first 'Cruelly Hot Day' with temperatures exceeding 40°C. This marks a significant extreme weather event with potential public health implications.industrytap.com · United States
DISASTERJul 23Japan’s deadliest fault line shifts, frustrating megaquake forecastsA Japanese study has found that the locked zone in the Nankai Trough is not permanent but changes over time, further complicating the task of predicting megaquakes along the fault line. A locked zone is where tectonic plates merge, allowing stress to build up until it is released in an earthquake. In the case of the 900km (560-mile) long Nankai Trough off Japan’s Pacific coast, it is where the Philippine plate meets the Eurasian plate. The Philippine plate is slipping under the Eurasian plate at...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 22Japanese agency warns of ‘cruelly hot days’ amid 40 degrees and above heatJapanese cities are experiencing “cruelly hot days”, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), with emergency officials describing the soaring temperatures on Wednesday as “a disaster”. Heatstroke alerts were issued across almost the whole country and emergency officials said at least 14 people had died from heat-related causes in the past week. Three central cities logged scorching temperatures on Tuesday above the new...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 21Hong Kong woman killed, 5 others injured in car crash in Japan’s HokkaidoA 53-year-old Hong Kong woman died and five others were injured in a head-on car crash in Japan on Monday, becoming the second such accident in Hokkaido prefecture to involve city residents in less than a week. Japanese news outlets reported that the incident took place at around 3.30pm (Japan Standard Time) on National Route 38 in Furano. A rental car carrying a family of four from Hong Kong crossed into the opposite lane and collided head-on with another passenger vehicle carrying two Japanese...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 20Japanese beetle advances through northern Italy vineyards and orchards , frustrating farmersThe Japanese beetle is advancing through vineyards and orchards in northern Italy, causing frustration among farmers. This invasive species poses a threat to agricultural production in the region.wsls.com · United States
DISASTERJul 20Japanese beetle advances through northern Italy vineyards and orchards , frustrating farmersThe Japanese beetle is spreading through vineyards and orchards in northern Italy, causing frustration among farmers. This represents an advancing agricultural pest problem impacting local farming.news4jax.com · United States
DISASTERJul 16Credit card outage hits convenience stores, other merchants across JapanCredit cards could not be used at convenience stores and other merchants across Japan for hours on Thursday following a system outage that also affected some transportation companies'…Japan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 11Typhoon Bavi hits China after battering Taiwan, JapanDW News [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 11Typhoon Bavi: Taiwan, Japan and China face disruption after 17 killed in PhilippinesDW News [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 11Typhoon lashes Japan's southern islandsJapan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 11Typhoon Bavi forces Taiwan evacuations, batters Japan islandsFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 10Japan's southwestern islands on high alert as powerful typhoon approachesJapan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 10Super Typhoon Bavi nears Japan’s Okinawa, flights axed and noodle shelves emptiedSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 10Japan southwestern islands on high alert as powerful Typhoon Bavi approaches | The Mighty 790 KFGOkfgo.com · United States
DISASTERJul 3Japan’s disaster plans fail to keep pace with tourist boomWhen the ground shook off Iwate prefecture at 9pm on Wednesday, the magnitude 6.0 jolt – the latest in a series of sizeable tremors – barely registered in a country still mopping up after two powerful typhoons and bracing for a fresh bout of torrential rain and landslides. Natural disasters have long been a fact of life in Japan, where schoolchildren rehearse earthquake evacuations the way other nations hold fire drills. Every September 1, in a ritual as much of collective memory as civil...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 2Japan deploys bear cameras in mountains as attacks surgeFive people needed hospital treatment in Japan after a man accidentally set off an anti-bear spray in a city-centre post office, following a spate of maulings. Photo: CAROLINE GARDIN / AFP.timesofmalta · malta
DISASTERJul 2Tsunami from Japan megaquake could destroy 2 million cars: surveySouth China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 1Heavy rains expected over wide swath of JapanJapan's weather agency on Wednesday warned of heavy rains over the next day across a wide stretch of the country from the west, particularly on the southwestern main…Japan Today
DISASTERJul 1Heavy rains expected over wide swath of Japan(Precipitation as of 1:55 a.m. Thursday. Source:Japan Meteorological Agency)Japan's weather agency on Wednesday warned of heav Read full story herekyodonews · japan
DISASTERJun 28M6.1 quake jolts northeastern Japan; no tsunami warning issuedA magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled northeastern Japan early Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the latest in a series of major temblors hitting the region. No tsunami warning…Japan Today
DISASTERJun 28M5.1 quake off northeastern coastline rattles Japan; no tsunami warning issuedA magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled northeastern Japan early Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the latest in a series of major temblors hitting the region. No tsunami warning…Japan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 27Two storms put Japan on alert , evacuation orders issuedcanberratimes.com.au · Australia
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 27Two storms put Japan on alert , evacuation orders issuednewcastleherald.com.au
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