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FLOODS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2022
After floods linked to climate change, disease threatens survivors in Pakistan
Four months after the start of record monsoon rains, standing water has curdled into a pestilent soup breeding malaria, cholera and dengue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2022
Pakistani hospital overwhelmed as water-borne illnesses spread
Stagnant floodwaters, which may take months to recede, have already led to widespread cases of skin and eye infections, diarrhea, malaria, typhoid and dengue fever.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2022
Hurricane Ian strikes South Carolina as Florida counts cost of destruction
Ian, now classified as a post-tropical cyclone, will bring heavy rain and potential flash flooding to parts of North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia until at least Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2022
Vietnam suffers floods and blackouts after Typhoon Noru makes landfall
At least 550,000 households have reportedly lost power as a result of the typhoon.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2022
How climate change is intensifying tropical storms
While scientists haven't yet determined the full extent of climate change's influence, there's strong evidence that devastating storms are getting worse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2022
Super Typhoon Noru hits Philippines, leaving five rescuers dead
The country had buckled down for a direct hit, but on Monday morning there was no sign of the widespread devastation many had feared.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022
Looking for reasons to be cheerful about climate action
Those working on climate change worry that the barrage of bad news is causing 'climate doomism,' a sense of hopelessness that they fear may undermine action.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2022
Climate change intensified rain that fueled deadly Pakistan floods, study says
The death toll from the floods has risen to nearly 1,500 and the physical damage to the country may surpass $30 billion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2022
Traffic, water shortages and floods: The slow death of India's tech hub
In the 1990s, Bengaluru rapidly became India's answer to Silicon Valley, attracting millions of workers and some of the biggest IT firms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2022
Pakistan tries to avert lake overflow as U.N. warns of more misery
Flooding, brought by record monsoon rainfall and glacier melt in the north, has impacted 33 million people and killed at least 1,325, including 466 children.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022
'Start my life from zero': Pakistan's poor face heavy cost of floods
Across Pakistan, millions of families have lost their homes and belongings, crops, animals and relatives, with many struggling just to find dry patches of land.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2022
The Himalayan glaciers are melting, and Pakistan is drowning
Dissolving snow and ice in the iconic mountain range is contributing to floods in Pakistan, droughts in China and changes on Mount Everest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2022
'We've gone back 50 years': Pakistan farmers count flood damage
Pakistan's farmers are still counting their losses from the devastating floods that have put a third of the country under water, but the long-term impact is already clear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 2, 2022
As Pakistan drowns, better climate planning urged to cut risks
Problems from a lack of investment in warning systems to the building of homes in danger zones and a failure of political will to cut fossil fuel use are key drivers, analysts said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2022
South Pakistan braces for yet more flooding as waters flow down from north
Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern mountains have triggered floods that have killed at least 1,208 people, including 416 children.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2022
Deadly floods are wreaking global havoc
In a paradoxical turn, the torrents have come at a time when the planet is also besieged by crippling drought and dwindling rivers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2022
Deadly floods swamp farms in Pakistan, flushing away crops
Rains and deadly floods have damaged rice and cotton crops, and threaten wheat planting in the coming months at a time when the world can ill afford another disruption to grain supply.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2022
As aid efforts gather pace, Pakistan floods dubbed 'worst in country's history'
The prime minister has said it will cost at least $10 billion to repair damaged infrastructure spread across the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2022
Huge relief operation underway as Pakistan flood death toll rises
Hundreds of villages in the mountainous north have been cut off by flood-swollen rivers washing away roads and bridges.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
NFL comeback star Damar Hamlin shares life-saving message in Tokyo
Damar Hamlin poses with students at The American School in Japan on Thursday.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.

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