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Researcher Aaron Carlisle grasps a white shark alongside a boat off the coast of Delaware in May 2025. Scientists are placing tags on sharks to collect ocean data that may provide information on the intensity of hurricanes before they make landfall.
ENVIRONMENT / Earth science
Aug 9, 2026
Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions
Sharks may be used to gather data that helps scientists understand the potential intensity of a hurricane before it makes landfall.
Waves caused by Typhoon Dolphin batter the coast of Lianjiang county in China's Fujian province on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2026
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after evacuations, flight cancellations
Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain and strong winds to Â鶹´«Ã½ Okinawa before reaching China.
A car makes its way through strong winds and rain as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, on Amami island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday in this screenshot obtained from a social media video.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2026
Typhoon Dolphin hits Okinawa, with China shutting ports ahead of landfall
The storm left five people injured and cut power to 14,000 buildings in the prefecture.
People cover a roof, damaged by the July 28 earthquake, with a plastic sheet in the town of Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Thursday to prepare for the approaching typhoon.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2026
Japan orders evacuations and cancels 500 flights as Typhoon Dolphin approaches
The ?typhoon has had maximum ?sustained winds of 144 kph with gusts reaching 198 kph and has been nearing ?a chain of islands between Kyushu and ?Okinawa Prefecture.
A pedestrian holds an umbrella against strong winds from Typhoon Noul in Hong Kong on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2026
Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall
Severe weather forecasts had spurred authorities to evacuate more than 340,000 people and suspend work and rail services.
Residents look at damaged vehicles after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains wreaked havoc at Rajouri district in India's Jammu region on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2026
A yo-yo monsoon in India is threatening crops and the power grid
With about half of India¡¯s farmland dependent on rainfall for irrigation, swings between dry spells and violent rain jeopardize rural incomes and raise risks of higher food costs.
Participants practice evacuating an underground facility during a typhoon survival training session at the Lvxing Disaster Simulation Training Center in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2026
In China, people brave simulated typhoons to prepare for the real thing
Climate change is increasingly exposing China to destructive weather events, and simulation training sessions are getting its people ready for the real thing.
A man clears tree branches knocked down by Typhoon Bavi in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2026
Heavy floods submerge roads in northern China as Bavi weakens to tropical storm
Videos on social media ?showed people swimming along neighborhood streets China¡¯s northern Hebei province and northeastern Liaoning province following severe flooding.
Farmers place trays of rice seedlings in a rice field as wind and rain intensify ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bavi in Wenzhou, China, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2026
Typhoon Bavi lashes Â鶹´«Ã½ southern islands as China evacuates 600,000
Chinese state media said more than half a million people had been evacuated in Zhejiang province and more than 100,000 in neighboring ?Fujian province.
A woman walks out of a shop with duct-taped windows to prevent damage from Typhoon Bavi as it approaches, in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ southwestern islands on high alert as Typhoon Bavi approaches
Authorities have warned of violent winds, torrential rain, landslides and ?flooding in what could be the region¡¯s ?most ?destructive storm in years.
A Japan Meteorological Agency official provides information on Wednesday in Tokyo about the possible impact of Typhoon Bavi on Japan.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 9, 2026
Flights and ferries canceled as Typhoon Bavi barrels toward remote islands
The very powerful typhoon was located over the sea east of the northern Philippines on Thursday afternoon and is expected to make landfall in China on Sunday.
A woman offers prayers in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Monday, mourning people who lost their lives in a devastating rain disaster that hit the area in 2018.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2026
Victims mourned eight years after western Japan rain disaster
Residents across the Chugoku region on Monday mourned over 300 people who lost their lives in the incident that hit the area in 2018.
Bereaved family members lay flowers during a memorial ceremony to mark the sixth anniversary of the heavy rain disaster in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2026
Memorial held for 2020 rain disaster in Kumamoto
Participants included bereaved family members, land minister Yasushi Kaneko and Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura.
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.
A map depicting the paths of Tropical Storm Mekkhala and Tropical Storm Higos
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2026
Two storms approach Japan, with possible convergence complicating forecasts
If Tropical Storm Mekkhala and Tropical Storm Higos meet, they could act unpredictably ¡ª diverging, moving in succession, or merging into one storm.
A map depicting the paths of Typhoon Mekkhala and Tropical Storm Higos
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2026
Double barrage of storms to hit Japan this week
A rare convergence of two storms ¡ª Typhoon Mekkhala and Tropical Storm Higos ¡ª?is expected to bring dangerous winds and heavy rain to the country.
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.
Elevated water levels are seen along the Tama River in Kawasaki's Tama Ward as Tropical Storm Jangmi brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Kanto region Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 4, 2026
Japan should prepare for an intense typhoon season this year, experts say
Tropical Storm Jangmi could be just a harbinger of an intense typhoon season to threaten Japan this year.
Elevated water levels are seen along the Tama River in Kawasaki's Tama Ward as Tropical Storm Jangmi brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Kanto region Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2026
Tropical Storm Jangmi slams Japan, triggering flood alerts and disrupting transportation
The storm triggered Level 4 evacuation orders for areas in Tokyo as well as Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures before they were lifted after it passed over the area.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
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.
¡®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.
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.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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