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TYPHOON 2

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2015
Flood-struck Joso evacuees speak of weariness, worry as waters persist
A day after unprecedented floods inundated parts of northern Kanto, evacuees in washed out Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, wondered whether their lives would ever return to normal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2015
Strong typhoon draws bead on Okinawa
Powerful Typhoon Halola may move close to Okinawa and the Amami area of Kagoshima Prefecture from Friday night to early Saturday, and the Meteorologcal Agency warns of strong winds and high waves.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 17, 2014
Survivor looks to save images of deadliest typhoon to hit Japan
After Typhoon Vera, also known as the Isewan Typhoon, struck Japan in September 1959, local history researcher Kaneo Ogawa dedicated the next few months of his life to photographing the aftermath in his hometown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 17, 2014
Documentary puts survivors' accounts of Isewan Typhoon on film
A Japanese documentary on the 1959 Typhoon Vera, titled "Sorezore no Isewan Taifu" ("Each Person's Isewan Typhoon"), will begin screening on Saturday in three prefectures in the Tokai region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2014
Okinawa braces as massive Typhoon Vongfong powers north
Japan was bracing on Friday for its strongest storm this year, a supertyphoon powering north toward the Okinawa island chain that threatens to rake a wide swath of the nation with strong winds and torrential rain.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2014
Typhoon departs but heavy downpours linger; slide warning issued
Typhoon Halong is heading north in the Sea of Japan on Monday morning after it traveled northward over western Japan, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Hokkaido and the Tohoku region.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2014
Powerful typhoon approaching Daitojima isles
Powerful Typhoon No. 11 as of Thursday morning was moving north in the Pacific east of Okinawa, poised to bring the Daitojima islands under a storm area and threatening to reach western Japan over the weekend.
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]
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 17, 2014
Filipino academic community in Japan unites to aid typhoon-hit homeland
Reggy Figer saw the news. A rapidly intensifying typhoon was heading towards his family in Tacloban. Concerned and nearly 3,000 km away in Nagoya, Figer sent a text message to his sister, Aileen Rose Figer-Peru, asking her to go to his parents' home.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Feb 8, 2014
Weather in Japan: from balmy to barmy
The division of Japan into distinct climatic zones means that anyone traveling around the country will normally encounter quite predictable demands in terms of clothing requirements; while for those in any one area the local weather forecast will be correct more often than not.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 4, 2014
Back and forward: Asia in 2013; predictions for 2014
Crystal-ball gazing is a notoriously inexact science, so before getting to that, let's lessen the potential exposure to ridicule by starting with a roundup of the last 12 months' key trends and events in Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 20, 2013
Haiyan victims still suffering as Christmas nears
More than a month has passed since Typhoon Haiyan demolished a large number of towns and villages in the central Philippines, and the people now have sufficient supplies of food and other basics. But most lost their homes and are now having to live in the open, according to the International Children's...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 30, 2013
Philippines typhoon coverage skirts over tales of 'the men who abandoned Japan'
The majority of Japanese expats in the Philippines are men over 50. Some are fugitives from justice or debt in Japan, but many came to the country for reasons having to do more or less with sex.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

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