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The strongest storm in a decade approached Tokyo
Wipha, the most powerful storm in the past 10 years, is threatening Tokyo, after causing landslides that left at least three people dead and many houses on a Japanese is…
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Japan: More than 1000 tons of contaminated water flows into the sea
Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which operates the Fukushima nuclear power plant, on September 17, said it poured out into the Pacific a total of 1,130 ton…
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The magnitude of the magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Fukushima
At 2:25 am, Fukushima Prefecture, Northeast Japan, was shaken by the magnitude 5.9 earthquake, level 5 on the Japanese scale.
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Japan studied the origin of earthquakes
A scientific team of top Japanese seismologists has set sail on the Chikyu drill ship with the task of drilling deep into the seabed to study the origin of the earthquak…
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Japan evacuated hundreds of thousands of people to avoid super typhoons
Japan on September 16 evacuated nearly 300,000 households to avoid super typhoon Man-yi landing in the country, while traffic in many areas was stalled.
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Tornadoes in Japan hurt nearly 70 people
In the afternoon of September 2, tornadoes suddenly devastated many areas in Chiba, Eastern Japan, causing at least 67 people to be injured and damaged 540 houses.
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Japan spent over 400 million USD cleaning Fukushima
Reuters on September 3 reported Tokyo will spend nearly 50 billion yen (more than $ 400 million) on emergency measures to cope with the crisis of radioactive water leaka…
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Japan conducts 'burying' CO2 on the seabed
The Ministry of Environment of Japan on September 5 said that from the spring of 2014, specific locations on the submarine stratum will be made to implement the plan to…
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Japan has the first artificial rain after 12 years
Tokyo, Japan, on August 21, used a cloud-generating device to cause rain after the water levels in the dams supplying the metropolitan area fell below normal.
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Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan erupted
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan erupted on the afternoon of August 18, tossing up as much as 5,000 meters of ash.
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The island paradise of animals
Christmas, Hawaii or Okunoshima are three of the islands where the number of animals is many times higher than the population
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Warning about Mount Fuji
The 3,776m high mountain, the symbol of the Land of Funan, is in fact an active volcano, and the last eruption took place in 1707, known as the Hoei eruption.
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Unpredictable heavy rain warning in Western Japan
Some parts of western Japan have suffered from flooding since early morning July 28 when Japanese meteorological authorities warn people about
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Japan is allowed to exploit rare rare earths in the Pacific
The Japanese government said on July 20 that it had obtained a license to explore and exploit cobalt-rich rare earths at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.