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  • Some Facts about the Strongest Earthquakes Ever Recorded

    One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, causing ...

    July 30, 2025

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  • YOL Posts Expo News in ‘Easy’ Japanese, Aiming to Help Foreign Residents, Visitors with Basic Grasp of Language

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    July 30, 2025

  • Survey: Only One Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor Who Was Within 500 Meters of Hypocenter Remains Alive

    Among the close-range hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who were within 500 meters of the hypocente...

    July 30, 2025

  • Japan City Apologizes After Herons Found Dead after Trees Cut Down; Officials Believe Birds Lost Their Nests Before Independence

    TOYAMA — As many as 107 herons found dead in a park in central Toyama last month died because the...

    July 30, 2025

    #Toyama
  • Japan City Sees Temperature Reach Record 41.2 C; Figure Breaks Previous Record Set in 2018

    The temperature in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, reached 41.2 C on Wednesday, the highest ever to be r...

    July 30, 2025

    #Hyogo
  • 1.3-Meter-High Tsunami Hits Iwate Prefecture Port Following Massive Earthquake Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula

    A 1.3-meter-high tsunami was observed at Kuji Port in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, at 1:52 p.m. on Wed...

    July 30, 2025

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  • TEPCO Announces Delay to Large-Scale Retrieval of Debris at N-Plant; 2051 Still Eyed for End of Process

    The start of the large-scale retrieval of melted nuclear fuel from reactors at Tokyo Electric Pow...

    July 30, 2025

  • Japan Sees 1st 40 C Temperature of the Year; Mercury Rises to 40.6 C in Kyoto Prefecture City

    The temperature rose to 40.6 C in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, at 1:47 p.m. Wednesday, marking ...

    July 30, 2025

    #Kyoto
  • Typhoon Krosa Set to Remain Near Japan’s Ogasawara Islands until Thursday; Weather Agency Warns of High Waves, Landslides

    Typhoon Krosa, also known as Typhoon No. 9, remained almost stationary off the coast of the Ogasa...

    July 30, 2025

    #Typhoon
  • 40 Centimeters Tsunami Observed Northeast of Tokyo

    Following the M8.7 earthquake that struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday,...

    July 30, 2025

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  • Shinkansen Services, Haneda Departures Unaffected by Tsunami Warning; 2 Ferries for Izu-Oshima Island Head Back to Tokyo

    Operations on the Tohoku and Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train lines were not affected by a tsunami...

    July 30, 2025

    #Shinkansen #Earthquake #Tsunami
  • Japan PM Ishiba Orders Tsunami Information Sharing, Situation Assessment; Calls for Immediate Evacuation to High Ground

    Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba issued instructions on Wednesday morning in response to the tsunami...

    July 30, 2025

    #Shigeru Ishiba #Tsunami #Earthquake
  • 40-Centimeter-High Tsunami Observed at Tokachi, Hokkaido; 30-Centimeter-High Tsunami Reaches 4 Other Locations in Hokkaido (Update 1)

    A 40-centimeter-high tsunami was observed at Tokachi, Hokkaido, at around 10:51 a.m. following a ...

    July 30, 2025

    #Earthquake #Hokkaido #Tsunami
  • 30-Centimeter-High Tsunami Observed at 4 Locations in Hokkaido

    A 30-centimeter-high tsunami was observed in Nemuro and three other areas in Hokkaido, starting a...

    July 30, 2025

    #Earthquake #Hokkaido #Tsunami
  • Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture Beach Closed Due to Tsunami Warning Issued Following Kamchatka Earthquake

    IZU, Shizuoka – The operator of Toi Beach in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, urged beachgoers to e...

    July 30, 2025

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