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DISASTERS

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.
WORLD
Sep 16, 2018
U.S. to test sending emergency alerts to cellphones nationwide
The Trump administration will send a message to all U.S. cellphones on Thursday to test a previously unused alert system that aims to warn the public about national emergencies.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 15, 2018
Japanese media face hostility in disaster coverage on social media
Typhoon Jebi caused all sorts of damage when the storm — the most powerful in 25 years to hit the country — tore through western Japan earlier this month.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Sep 15, 2018
Does Kansai need three international airports?
Twenty-four years after Kansai airport's opening, Typhoon Jebi roared through, flooding the main runway, parts of the main terminal building and dislodging a tanker in the adjacent bay that drifted into the facility's connecting bridge.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2018
Hokkaido dairy farmers hit by quake work together to overcome hardship
With many dairy farmers in Hokkaido forced to dump thousands of liters of fresh milk following power outages and a scarcity of water triggered by the powerful earthquake on Sept. 6, local communities are trying to overcome the hardship by banding together.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2018
Work begins on repairing Kansai airport's bridge with an aim of restarting rail services by end of month
West Nippon Expressway Co. plans to finish removing a heavily-damaged 2,000-ton girder on the causeway to Kansai International Airport, the nation's third-busiest air hub, by Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2018
Hokkaido quake throws lives of small town's residents into chaos
Evacuees from the town of Abira face ongoing uncertainty as they grapple with losses caused by the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Hokkaido on Sept. 6.
EDITORIALS
Sep 11, 2018
Brace for the risks of unanticipated disasters
The Hokkaido quake provides more clues on how to improve our disaster preparedness.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2018
65% of people in Japan lack an emergency kit, survey finds
As much as 65 percent of the nation is lacking an emergency kit, according to a private survey, underscoring the public's lack of preparedness for disasters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2018
New Chitose Airport bounces back but power outages a wider concern in quake-hit Hokkaido
It took a lot of hard work, but the airport serving the city of Sapporo is back up and running.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2018
The necessary calamity
Officials should use the Typhoon Jebi experience to improve their disaster management responses.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Ride-hailing restrictions to be eased during 2025 Osaka Expo
A venue for the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka
Foxconn's interest in Nissan said to be on hold amid Honda merger talks
Foxconn’s pause in its pursuit of Nissan is the latest development in the unexpected emergence of two suitors for the ailing Japanese carmaker.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

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