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TROPICAL STORM

A Meteorological Agency map shows the forecast track for Tropical Storm Yun-yeung as of Thursday afternoon.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2023
Tropical storm set to bring heavy rain to wide areas of Japan
Railway operators announced that service delays and suspensions could occur depending on the storm’s path and impacts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2021
Miyagi sees first tropical storm landfall on record as Nepartak crosses Honshu
Earlier forecasts had shown the possibility of the storm making landfall closer to Tokyo, with some Olympic events rescheduled as a precaution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2021
Tropical Storm Nepartak lurks off Japan's coast as Olympic events roll on
The storm remained a threat to the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, despite not battering the host city with devastating winds and rain as initially feared.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2021
Tropical Storm Nepartak could make Olympic landfall near Tokyo
While not expected to strengthen into a stronger typhoon, Tropical Storm Nepartak could impact a wide area on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2019
Trump slams 'corrupt' Puerto Rico as Storm Dorian looms, looking to pack hurricane punch
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Puerto Rico "one of the most corrupt places on earth" as the U.S. territory prepared for a hit by Tropical Storm Dorian, which brought back memories on the island of devastation from hurricanes two years ago.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Oct 7, 2017
Hurricane Nate threatens New Orleans, Gulf Coast region after killing 25 in Central America
Hurricane Nate may strengthen on Saturday, threatening to hit the U.S. central Gulf Coast with strong winds and storm surges after it killed at least 25 people in Central America.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 30, 2017
EPA hits climate scientists trying to 'politicize' Texas storm disaster
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday rejected a contention by scientists that the historic rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey was linked to climate change, calling it "an attempt to politicize an ongoing tragedy."
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2015
Mother's Day east of the Rockies: Blizzard, hail, tornado, tropical storm
Hail, snow, a tornado and a tropical storm made it a "severe weather" Mother's Day in much of the center of the United States and on the Carolina coast on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2014
Obama-backed Hawaii governor defeated in primaries clouded by storms
Incumbent Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie was soundly defeated in the state's Democratic primary, results showed on Sunday, in an election that came as the state was cleaning up from one powerful storm and preparing for another.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2014
Neoguri's destructive path through Japan
[View the story "Super-stormy weather: Typhoon Neoguri as seen by social media" on Storify]
Reader Mail
Nov 6, 2011
Danger from other cyclists
In this Nov. 3 letter, "Culture shift to make cycling safer," Grant Piper seems to say that he would fear cars were he to ride his bike in the street instead of on the sidewalk.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2011
The risks of 'disaster nationalism'
A common sight seen throughout Japan these days are signs that read Ganbaro Nippon (translated "Don't give up Japan").
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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