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ASAKURA CITY, Japan (Reuters) — Heavy rain continued to batter southwestern Japan on Friday morning (July 7), as local residents and firefighters continued the search for survivors while cleaning up debris. The heavy rain since earlier this week has caused three deaths and 100,000 evacuation orders after roads were inundated. The weather agency downgraded a special warning issued on Wednesday (July 5) to Fukuoka and neighboring Oita Prefecture to a regular alert, but heavy rain […]
(REUTERS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began an upper house election campaign on Wednesday with a pledge to rev-up the economy as surveys showed his ruling bloc ahead, despite doubts over Abe’s economic growth recipe. Abe’s coalition is in no danger of losing power in the election but he needs a solid win to keep his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers in line and perhaps stay on another three years after his tenure as […]
by Kazuhiro NOGI MASHIKI, Japan (AFP) — A more powerful quake hit southern Japan early Saturday, killing at least seven people, toppling large buildings and triggering a massive landslide just over a day after an earlier tremor which left nine dead. The quake on the southwestern island of Kyushu sparked a fresh wave of destruction and was followed by a wave of aftershocks in the region where nerves are already frayed following Thursday’s deadly earthquake. […]
Typhoon “Florita” is moving towards southern Japan and possibly may not make landfall in the country. However, it affects the southwest monsoon weather system, bringing rains in Luzon and Visayas.
17 were injured after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook southern Japan. No tsunami warnings have been issued.
