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TYPHOONS

JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 13, 2018
Natural disasters shake the nation to attention in 2018
You wake to pitch blackness, the house shaking crazily. Nightmare? Yes — a waking one. "Where are my glasses?" You're helpless without your glasses. The shaking gets worse.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2018
Hurricane Michael, fiercest in 80 years, pounds Florida with 250-kph winds
Hurricane Michael, the third-most-powerful ever to strike the U.S. mainland, battered Florida's Gulf coast with roof-shredding winds, raging surf and torrential rains before it was downgraded to a tropical storm as it headed through Georgia.
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
WORLD
Oct 3, 2018
Airports act against rising seas and stronger storms as climate changes
Global airport operators, faced with rising sea levels and more powerful storms as the climate changes, are starting to invest in measures including higher runways, seawalls and better drainage systems to future-proof immovable assets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2018
LIVEBLOG: Updates on Typhoon Trami in Japan
On this liveblog, The Japan Times newsroom will be updating the status of powerful Typhoon Trami as it brings high winds and heavy rain to the Japanese archipelago.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2018
Okinawa residents urged to vote in advance of Sunday's election with Typhoon Trami on the way
With Typhoon Trami predicted to pass over Okinawa Prefecture this weekend, candidates for Sunday's gubernatorial election are making efforts to get voters to the polls early out of concern over the effect the storm could have on the final result.
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
Kansai airport bounces back from typhoon but Kobe, Itami likely to help out anyway
Passengers were happy that the main international gateway to western Japan was all but back to normal more quickly than expected.
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
Sep 13, 2018
Kansai airport's Terminal 1 to partially reopen following flooding from Typhoon Jebi
Efforts are also moving forward to accept new domestic and international flights at nearby Kobe and Itami airports.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2018
Climate, hurricanes and the hazards of connecting dots
Warming certainly effects tropical storms, but how?
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2018
Supertyphoon brewing in Pacific forecast to hit Taiwan and Philippines before bearing down on Hong Kong
A supertyphoon is intensifying in the Pacific and is forecast to barrel through the Philippines and Taiwan this week before heading to Hong Kong and south China.
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 5, 2018
IN PICTURES: The terrifying force of Typhoon Jebi
The physical force of the high winds brought by Typhoon Jebi was immediately apparently to residents of western Japan: tractor tailors were toppled, massive tankers were pushed into bridges, rooftops and large trees were tossed like children's toys.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2018
LIVEBLOG: Updates on Typhoon Jebi
Live updates from The Japan Times newsroom and social media about Typhoon Jebi —u00a0 the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years — as it wreaks havoc on the archipelago.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2018
LIVEBLOG: Updates on Typhoon Jebi
On this liveblog, The Japan Times newsroom will be updating the status of Typhoon Jebi as it approaches and makes landfall on the Japanese archipelago.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
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U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
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Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
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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.

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