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Japan and South Korea record hottest summers in history

Record temperatures come amid scientists’ warnings that climate change is causing more frequent extreme weather events.

Al Jazeera

Japan, South Korea Had Hottest Summer On Record In 2025

Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since records began, their weather agencies said Monday.

International Business Times

Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Russia Quake

Japan's weather office on Thursday lifted a tsunami advisory imposed a day earlier after Russia's Far East was rocked by one of the strongest earthquakes on record.

International Business Times

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Japan Sees New Record High Temperature Of 41.2C

Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C on Wednesday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital of Kyoto for the first time since observations began.

International Business Times

Tokara Island Hit by 1,600 Earthquakes: Is the Megaquake Predicted by Manga Artist Coming True?

Over 1,600 quakes hit Japan's Tokara Islands, sparking fears after a manga predicted a megaquake on 5 July. Experts warn against panic and stress science.

International Business Times UK

900 Japan Earthquakes Recorded in Tokara Islands Over Two Weeks – Is the 'Asian Baba Vanga's' July Prediction Coming True?

A swarm of nearly 900 earthquakes has rattled Japan's Tokara Islands, intensifying fears tied to a 5 July tsunami prophecy by manga artist Ryo Tatsuki.

International Business Times UK

White House to take choice of Pentagon chief of staff out of Hegseth’s hands

Exclusive: The intervention to marginalize Ricky Buria is aimed at insulating the Pentagon from any more missteps

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Watch: Tokyo crowd gathers to see cherry blossoms before full bloom

Watch live as tourists gather in Tokyo to see the Japanese capital's cherry blossoms before full bloom.

The Independent UK

Japan witnesses warmest autumn in history

Unusually warm autumn follows brutal summer heat that caused record heatstoke deaths

The Independent UK

Snow caps Japan’s Mount Fuji to end record lapse

Reported snowfall on iconic mountain is the latest in 130 years following autumn warmth.

Al Jazeera

Snowcap finally spotted on Mount Fuji after longest delay in recorded history

Japan’s iconic peak was snow-free in early November for first time in 130 years

The Independent UK

Japan orders thousands to evacuate quake-hit region as rains trigger floods

A dozen rivers burst their banks in Ishikawa where the meteorological agency issued its highest alert level.

Al Jazeera

Powerful Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in southern Japan

Injuries were reported in Japan on Thursday after a powerful typhoon made landfall, bringing strong winds and the risk of floods and landslides. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its rare "special warning" for the most violent storms.

France 24

Japan issues emergency warning as Typhoon Shanshan approaches

Authorities on Kyushu and Honshu islands order evacuations and carmaker Toyota suspends operations at 14 plants.

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Evening Standard

What is a megaquake? Japan issues first-ever warning of huge earthquake risk

Japan’s last large earthquake took place over 10 years ago

The Independent UK

Typhoon Ampil: Thousands evacuated and hundreds of flights cancelled as storm nears Tokyo

Country braces for seventh typhoon of the year

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Japan Issues First-Ever Megaquake Advisory After Powerful Quake

Japan's megaquake advisory raises concerns as the nation prepares for potential major seismic events in the Nankai Trough region.

The Independent UK

Japanese are worried and confused after first-ever megaquake advisory. What does it mean?

Japan issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory” last week after a powerful earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of the country’s southern main island of Kyushu

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Al Jazeera

Japan PM scraps Central Asia trip after ‘megaquake’ warning

Fumio Kishida says he will remain in Japan after experts warn of higher than usual risk along Nankai Trough.

International Business Times

Thousands Evacuated As Record Rains Pound Northern Japan

Record heavy rain forced the evacuation of thousands of people across parts of northern Japan as rivers burst their banks washing away bridges and cars, officials and media reports said Friday.

International Business Times

Japan's Sapporo Sees Earliest 25C Day Since Records Began

Temperatures in Japan's northern city of Sapporo -- famous for skiing -- on Monday passed 25 degrees Celsius at the earliest point of any year on record, a weather agency official said.

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan earthquake: search for survivors continues into night after nine people killed in quake – as it happened

More than 100 people still trapped around Hualien; fatalities include three hikers and a van driver

International Business Times

Japan Quake Toll Rises To 62 As Weather Hampers Rescuers

The 7.5-magnitude quake on January 1 that rattled Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu triggered tsunami waves more than a meter high, sparked a major fire, and tore apart roads.

Al Jazeera

Japan quake toll rises as rescuers struggle to reach cut-off villages

Heavy rain is forecast into Thursday raising the risk of landslides and further complicating relief efforts.

The Guardian - AU

Japan earthquake: death toll rises to 62 amid warnings of landslides and aftershocks

Ishikawa and its Noto peninsula, one of the worst affected areas, has been hit by more than 100 aftershocks

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