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WEATHER

Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2014
Residents battle worst snow in memory in New York state
The death toll from the worst snow in memory in western New York has risen to at least 10.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 19, 2014
Freezing temperatures hit all 50 U.S. states
Temperatures in all 50 U.S. states dipped to freezing or below on Tuesday as an unseasonably cold blast of weather moved across the country. Heavy snow prompted a state of emergency in western New York.
WORLD
Nov 14, 2014
NOAA reports cyberattacks on four sensitive websites; report blames Chinese hackers
The U.S. agency that operates the National Weather Service said on Wednesday four of its websites were hacked in recent weeks, becoming the latest federal agency to fall victim to a cyberattack.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2014
Storm to lash northern Japan with high waves, strong winds
High waves and stormy conditions are expected to batter Hokkaido especially along the Sea of Japan coast until early Tuesday evening, the Meteorological Agency said in the morning.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2014
To err on the side of caution
It is not fair to underestimate compensation for disaster damage in the name of general interest. This is an area where ordinary cost calculations should be discarded.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2014
Nepal blizzard-avalanche trek toll up to 39; more than 370 climbers rescued
The death toll in a blizzard that engulfed trekkers on a popular hiking route in Nepal rose by nine on Saturday to 39, as a helicopter search spotted more bodies stranded in the rugged, snow-covered Himalayan terrain.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2014
Typhoon Phanfone prompts evacuation advisory in Tokyo's Minato Ward
The Minato Ward Office issues its first-ever evacuation advisory in response to a natural disaster, urging residents to seek refuge amid an elevated risk of landslides as powerful Typhoon Phanfone swept through the metropolis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2014
Pakistani militants allege India is deliberately opening its upstream dams as a 'water bomb' creating floods
Hafiz Saeed, widely considered one of South Asia's most dangerous militants, has no doubt who is to blame for devastating floods that have submerged swaths of Pakistani countryside and claimed hundreds of lives.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2014
Torrential rain alert issued for Pacific coastal areas as typhoon approaches
Areas along the Pacific coast should brace for torrential rain Monday due to an unstable atmosphere affected by a weather front, a cold air mass from the north and Typhoon No. 14, which is moving east over the ocean south of Japan, the Meteorological Agency warned Monday morning.
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 2, 2014
TV forecasters imagine climate change in 2050
Imaginary television weather forecasts predicted floods, storms and searing heat from Arizona to Zambia within four decades, as part of a United Nations campaign on Monday to draw attention to a U.N. summit this month on fighting global warming.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 27, 2014
Hiroshima volunteer cleanup effort open to city residents
Hiroshima residents can now join the cleanup effort in the wake of the deadly mudslides in the city.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Aug 16, 2014
What kind of life could live in the clouds?
Do you remember seeing clouds from an airplane for the first time? Even if that first time was as an adult, you were probably struck by the appearance of solidity. Seen from above, a cloudscape looks like a landscape — it looks like a place where things might live.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2014
Weather systems stalling more often
Summer heat waves and downpours have become more frequent in the northern hemisphere this century, apparently because extreme weather can get trapped for weeks in the same place in a warming world, a study showed Aug. 11.
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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