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As the monsoon belatedly dumps rains on South and Southeast Asia, the region’s East is bracing for a sweltering summer, with unseasonable swarms of “lovebugs” early in South Korea and Japan’s meteorological authorities cautioning that the coming months are going to be even hotter than last year.
TOKYO — Japan grounded hundreds of flights and advised nearly 10,000 households to evacuate in some areas near Tokyo on Friday (Aug 16), as a strong typhoon caused power blackouts in the middle of a major summer holiday week.
Typhoon Ampil neared eastern Japan with strong winds on Friday and dumped heavy rain on the greater Tokyo area, flooding some streets, forcing evacuations and causing widespread disruptions to businesses and travel.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A powerful typhoon continued its advance toward Tokyo and other eastern areas of Japan on Friday morning, with the weather agency urging people to prepare for strong winds and heavy rainfall, and transport operators canceling many train services and flights.
CHIBA, Japan -- Testing is underway to transport automated external defibrillators via drone at a golf course near here, hoping to quickly deliver assistance to golfers who suddenly fall ill.
TOKYO — North Korea will not host a World Cup qualifier with Japan that was scheduled to be held in Pyongyang next week, Kyodo news agency reported late Thursday (March 21), citing the president of the Japan Football Association (JFA).
The Jama Meteorological Agency (JMA) has recorded 28 quakes since the start of March this year, and 30 similar tremors last month. Most have been relatively small, but there were several level-four quakes on the agency’s seven-level seismic intensity scale. A quake on February 29 had a magnitude of 4.9 and another the following day registered a magnitude of 5.2.