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3 11 DISASTERS

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2018
Scientists blame warm water in the Gulf of Mexico for spawning Hurricane Michael's intensity
When Hurricane Michael barreled into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with 155-mph (249-kph) sustained winds, it defied forecasts made just two days beforehand, its wind speeds doubling since Monday and coming in just short of the highest category of intensity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2018
Students hoping to see friends as they return to school in quake-hit Indonesian city
Children in the Indonesian city of Palu began returning to school on Monday to tidy up their classrooms and hopefully see their friends 10 days after a major earthquake and tsunami struck.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2018
Foreign aid picks up for desperate Indonesian quake survivors
International efforts to help survivors of Indonesia's devastating earthquake and tsunami gathered pace Thursday as concern grew for hundreds of thousands with little food and water, six days after disaster struck.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2018
2019 debut eyed for Japan electronic map system for sharing disaster info
The Japanese government plans to fully launch in fiscal 2019 a system in which information on earthquakes, heavy rain and other disasters collected by government agencies and local authorities is displayed on electronic maps, informed sources have said.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 24, 2018
How to sum up Japan's summer of disaster in Japanese?
The summer of 2018 was one for the books — busting meteorological records, wreaking havoc and devastating entire regions along the coast of western Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2018
Extreme weather at the ballot box
It's time for voters everywhere to hold leaders accountable for their failure to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Sep 23, 2018
Need to back up sinking Kansai airport stymies region ahead of G20, elections
When Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture was shut down earlier this month after Typhoon Jebi flooded the main runway and terminal building — and caused a tanker to break loose and crash into the only bridge to the mainland — there were fears the damage meant the region's largest and only international...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2018
As typhoons get stronger, Asia must build better, experts say
Population growth, rapid urbanization and unfettered development of coastal areas in the Asia-Pacific region are increasing the risk of heavy damage from powerful typhoons, experts said.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2018
Tokyo to subsidize hotel discounts in Hokkaido to help tourism recover from quake
Plan supported by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe follows similar moves following disasters in other parts of the country.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2018
Growth in number of visitors to Japan remains slow in August due to natural disasters
The estimated number of visitors to Japan in August rose 4.1 percent from a year earlier to 2,577,800, marking slow growth due to recent disasters in the country as well as scorching summer heat, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 19, 2018
Beef up disaster defense for key infrastructure
The government and operators of key infrastructure must brace for worst-case scenarios that defy the experiences of past disasters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2018
Climate change: A race against time
Utilizing Japan's superior technology and expertise in clean energy, we must step up to take a lead in the global fight to save the Earth.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2018
A year after deadly Mexican quakes, some still can't go home
A year after a devastating earthquake struck Mexico City and killed dozens of people, Guadalupe Padilla is still waiting to return to her home.

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