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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
The Yomiuri Online releases “easy Japanese” news about the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on its website ...
July 30, 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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JAL, ANA Cancel Flights During 3-day Holiday Weekend due to Blizzard
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M6.2 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tottori, Shimane Prefectures; No Tsunami Threat (Update 4)
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Record-Breaking Snow Cripples Public Transport in Hokkaido; 7,000 People Stay Overnight at New Chitose Airport
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