Japan Heat Shatter Records Hottest October Since 1898, Expected To Stay High In November

03 Nov 2024

Japan experienced its warmest October on record this year, with average temperatures surpassing historical October norms by 2.21 degrees Celsius, according to data from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) released on Friday. The JMA report highlighted regional temperature increases, with northern Japan recording temperatures 1.9 degrees above average, and eastern...

Tropical Cyclone Shanshan Leaves Seven Dead And Causes Widespread Damage In Japan

01 Sep 2024

Cyclone Hits Central Japan Tropical Cyclone Shanshan, which has been downgraded from a typhoon, battered central Japan's Pacific coast on Sunday, resulting in seven fatalities and significant destruction. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) continues to issue warnings for landslides, floods, and rising river levels due to record rainfall. Weather...

Typhoon Ampil Grounds Flights And Forces Evacuations Across Japan

16 Aug 2024

On Friday, Typhon Ampil has made an entry in Japan causing widespread disruptions in the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), classified the typhoon as “very strong”, causing emergency evacuations, power outage, during the Japan’s most busy summer holiday season. The typhoon, which was located off the Pacific coast of...

Japan’s Megaquake Warning: How Prepared is Country for a Potential Catastrophe?

09 Aug 2024

Japan experienced a significant earthquake on August 8, 2024, with a 7.1-magnitude tremor striking off its southern coast near Kyushu. The earthquake, which occurred at a depth of about 18 miles, led to some injuries and a tsunami advisory for the coastal areas of Kochi and Miyazaki prefectures. Despite the...

Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Hits Ishikawa Prefecture In Japan, No Tsunami Alert

03 Jun 2024

Early Monday morning, Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan was struck by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake, as reported by the Japan Meteorological Agency. The earthquake, which occurred at approximately 6:31 am, had its epicentre at a depth of 10 kilometres. The cities of Wajima and Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture experienced the most...

Typhoon Talas smashes Japan, leaving thousands without water, electricity, two killed

25 Sep 2022

Thousands of people in central Japan were without running water and electricity on Sunday after Typhoon Talas dumped record rainfall on the area, causing floods and landslides and leaving at least two people dead. According to the AFP's published report, the body of a man in Kakegawa city, Shizuoka region,...

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Japan Heat Shatter Records Hottest October Since 1898, Expected To Stay High In November

Tropical Cyclone Shanshan Leaves Seven Dead And Causes Widespread Damage In Japan

Typhoon Ampil Grounds Flights And Forces Evacuations Across Japan

Japan’s Megaquake Warning: How Prepared is Country for a Potential Catastrophe?

Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Hits Ishikawa Prefecture In Japan, No Tsunami Alert

Typhoon Talas smashes Japan, leaving thousands without water, electricity, two killed

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