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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. faces a public who says he¡¯s done little to clean up the corruption he revealed.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 27, 2026
Marcos fights to revive economy and presidency after graft debacle
The public¡¯s trust in Philippine?President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is at a record low despite efforts to cushion consumers from the impact of the Iran war.
Firefighters work to contain a fire at a warehouse facility during a wildfire near Oraiokastro, a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece, on Saturday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 8, 2026
Faster, fiercer wildfires are testing evacuation plans
Firestorms now ignite without warning as temperatures soar, increasingly spreading at lightning speed into cities that border wildlands.
A map depicting rainfall brought by Tropical Storm Mekkhala and Tropical Storm Higos
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2026
Two tropical storms bring heavy rains to parts of Japan
The two storms helped shatter June records for rain in a number of areas in eastern and southern Chiba Prefecture.
A Japan Meteorological Agency official in Tokyo explains on Thursday about the two tropical storms approaching Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2026
Heavy rain continues across country with two approaching tropical storms
Central Japan Railway said the Tokaido Shinkansen may be delayed or suspended Saturday, while East Japan Railway warned of possible regular train line delays over the weekend.
The arrival of the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region, which includes the Tokyo metropolitan area, is about the same time as the average year and one day later than usual for the central Tokai region
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2026
Rainy season begins in Kanto and central Japan
The arrival of the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region, which includes the Tokyo metropolitan area, is about the same time as the average year.
Yosei Kozuma, chief of the Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management Center, checks materials restored after flood damage at a court in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in March.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2026
Japan helps restore flood-damaged court papers in Sri Lanka
More than 170,000 documents at a court in the city of Kandy were soaked in floodwater when the island was affected by Cyclone Ditwah last November.
Japan's improved weather warning system, rolled out ahead of the rainy season, features five alert levels for flooding, heavy rain, landslides and storm surges.
JAPAN
May 28, 2026
Japan rolls out revamped weather warning system ahead of rainy season
The improved system features five alert levels for flooding, heavy rain, landslides and storm surges.
An uncovered sandbar due to low water levels of the Mississippi River in Greenville, Mississippi, in 2022
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
May 14, 2026
Why more intense bursts of rain are making the planet drier
Intense, concentrated rainstorms have been on the rise for decades. And those bigger storms turn out to have a counterintuitive effect.
A family walks across a dried up fishery south of Manila in 2015, where the El Nino weather phenomenon ravaged farmlands and damaged crops.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 5, 2026
¡®Super El Nino¡¯ raises fears for Asia reeling from Middle East conflict
The continent is now facing the prospect of strong climate conditions that could spike energy demand, sap hydropower?and damage crops.
A shed submerged by floodwaters. Insured losses from natural catastrophes globally reached $107 billion last year, according to reinsurer Swiss Re.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2026
Insurers urge Australia to launch $21 billion flood defense fund
The funding would be used on tasks including adding more flood-protection infrastructure like dams or levees, and also for a property buyback program.
Flooding in the Philippines. Countries in Southeast Asia consistently rank among those most vulnerable to flood risks.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 30, 2026
Flood losses set to soar tenfold in Southeast Asia, study finds
Major regional flooding events have the potential to cause economic losses in excess of $10 billion, according to insurance broker Willis Towers Watson.
The Mahurangi River crosses a road in Warkworth Wairere Scenic Reserve in Warkworth, New Zealand, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2026
People feared buried after New Zealand storms trigger landslide
States of local emergency have been declared across New Zealand¡¯s northernmost region and parts of the east coast following a tropical storm that triggered severe flooding.
A satellite image of a bushfire at Budgee Budgee Bushland Reserve near Dargo, in Australia's Victoria state on Jan. 12
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2026
Australia warns of floods and fires after cars washed away
Heavy rains on Thursday sent a deluge of water flowing through some parts of the eastern state of Victoria, which is still battling 10 major bushfires.
Nurse Kumiko Sugahara (left) provides medical assistance in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 23, 2025
Japan nonprofit provides medical aid on flood-hit Indonesian island
The Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, based in the city of Okayama, sent a medical team earlier this month to provide care in Aceh Tamiang in northern Sumatra.
Nurlela Agusfitri, 40, walks on uprooted trees on her way to the site of her former home in Pengidam, Aceh Tamiang, northern Sumatra, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 16, 2025
¡®The city was gone¡¯: Survivors recount flood chaos during rare Indonesian cyclone
Decades of industrial land clearing may have turned an unusual storm into a catastrophe.
A flooded neighborhood in Burlington, Washington, on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2025
Flood-stricken towns in Washington state brace for potential levee failures
U.S. National Guard troops assisted in evacuations after days of severe flooding in the Pacific Northwest.
The remains of uprooted trees are seen at the Darul Mukhlisin Islamic boarding school and mosque in the aftermath of flash floods at Aceh Tamiang in Indonesia's Northern Sumatra, on Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 11, 2025
Climate change supercharged $20 billion Asia floods, study finds
Warmer Indian Ocean waters likely fueled the two strongest storms, scientists reported in a rapid World Weather Attribution analysis released Thursday.
An area affected by a deadly flash flood following heavy rains in Aceh Tamiang regency, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Thursday
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 8, 2025
Hardships mount in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as flood tolls rise
Officials in disaster-hit parts of Indonesia reported shortages of food, shelter?and medicine as the death toll from floods reached 950 following weeks of heavy rain.
People wade through the floodwater in the aftermath of flash floods at Tukka village, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 2, 2025
¡®Mischievous hands¡¯: Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods
Landslides buried homes and crippled rescue and relief efforts, while floodwaters washed ashore dozens of logs.
Imuwarizal, 52, looks for his sister, who has been missing following a deadly flash flood, in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Tuesday. December.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2025
Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll tops 1,200
Torrential deluges paired with two tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia¡¯s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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