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2 Missing After Landslide in Miyazaki Pref.; Car Swept Away in Following Record Rainfall
Two people are missing in Miyazaki Prefecture following record-breaking rains that hit the prefec...
October 23, 2024
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Typhoon Trami to Cross Luzon Island Toward South China Sea
The large typhoon, Trami or Typhoon No. 20, was east of the Philippines as of 9 a.m. Wednesday, m...
October 23, 2024
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Typhoon Trami Forms East of Philippines, Moving Westward
A tropical cyclone east of the Philippines became Typhoon Trami at around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, the ...
October 22, 2024
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Few Suitable Sites Left in Noto Peninsula to Build Temporary Housing; Disaster-Related Death a Concern Ahead of Winter
One month after torrential downpours hit northern Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, authorit...
October 22, 2024
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Japan Meteorological Agency’s Linear Rainband Forecast Success Rate Remains Low at 10％
The success rate of the Japan Meteorological Agency’s recent forecasts of linear precipitation ba...
October 22, 2024
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Japanese Man Searches for Missing Sister 1 Month after Record-breaking Rain in Ishikawa Pref.
Miki Nakayama from Wajima’s Machino district is the only victim who has not been found among the ...
October 21, 2024
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Evacuating Residents during Complex Disasters Remains a Challenge; Low Response to Noto Rain Warnings a Concern
The damage caused by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake on Jan. 1 and the record rainfall that hit the...
October 21, 2024
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Quake-Hit Wajima to Reduce Number of Elementary Schools from 9 to 3; Population Outflow, Declining Birth Rate Cited
The government of the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, is considering consolidating its nine ...
October 21, 2024
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Areas of Northern Japan See 1st Snowfall; Sapporo, Hokkaido, and some parts of Aomori Prefecture
The first snow of the season was observed in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and some parts of Aomori Prefectu...
October 21, 2024
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Kyoto City Offers Digital Gift Certificates to Foreign Tourists Who Make Donations in New Scheme; First Initiative in Japan to Allow Donations from Non-Residents
KYOTO — Kyoto City has launched the nation’s first initiative to solicit donations from foreign t...
October 21, 2024
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Sapporo Sees Season’s 1st Snowfall; Snow Comes 8 Days Earlier Than Average
SAPPORO — The capital of Hokkaido observed the season’s first snowfall on Sunday, the Japan Meteo...
October 20, 2024
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Japan Authorities to Review Organ Transplant Rules; Greater Priority May Be Given to Patients in Imminent Danger
As part of efforts to reduce the number of people who die while waiting for a organ transplant fr...
October 20, 2024
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Car Crashes into Fence Outside Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo; Molotov Cocktail Possibly Thrown at LDP Headquarters
What appeared to be a Molotov cocktail was thrown Saturday morning at the headquarters of the Lib...
October 19, 2024
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Survey: Monthly Child-Rearing Expenses Hit Record ¥41,320; Fear that Rising Prices Could Negatively Impact Education
The monthly cost necessary to raise a child hit a record ¥41,320 on average this year, up ¥1,187 ...
October 19, 2024
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Impacts of Japanese Boy’s Fatal Stabbing in China Still Being Felt, One Month On; Japan Continues to Press China for Information on Shenzhen Case
One month after a 10-year-old Japanese boy was fatally stabbed in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, s...
October 18, 2024
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