Japan

Race to find survivors after deadly Japan quake, landslides; at least 11 dead

  by Hiroshi Hiyama/ Natsuko Fukue Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Rescuers scrabbled through mud for survivors Thursday…

Palace: DFA monitoring situation of Filipinos in Japan following 6.7-magnitude earthquake

(Eagle News) -- The Department of Foreign Affairs is currently monitoring the situation of Filipinos in Japan after a powerful 6.7-magnitude…

Japan’s Kansai airport to reopen partially after typhoon damage

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Kansai airport will reopen partially on Friday, the government said Thursday, after a massive typhoon…

DFA: No Filipino hurt in onslaught of Typhoon “Jebi” in Japan

(Eagle News) --- No Filipino was hurt in the onslaught of Typhoon Jebi in Japan, the Department of Foreign Affairs…

Landslides after powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides,…

Japan ‘confirms first Fukushima worker death from radiation’

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has announced for the first time that a worker at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has…

Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc

by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan scrambled Wednesday to evacuate passengers trapped at a major…

Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A major airport that was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access…

Updated: Powerful typhoon kills 9, shutters airport in Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The toll in the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in a quarter century rose Wednesday…

Typhoon Jebi hits Japan, strongest in 25 years: weather agency

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall Tuesday, the country's weather agency…

‘Very strong’ typhoon Jebi on course to hit Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A typhoon that forecasters warned could be the strongest to hit Japan in 25 years barrelled directly towards the western…

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