A bright fireball streaked across Japan’s capital Tokyo at 17:32 UTC on July 1, 2020 (02:32 JST, July 2). Many people reported hearing a sonic boom minutes after the meteor exploded, which is considered rare, according to the National Astronomical Observatory. Daichi Fujii, a curator at Hiratsuka City Museum in Kanagawa Prefecture, caught […]
Nishinoshima has entered a period of intense volcanic activity, with frequent explosive eruptions and ash emissions observed in recent days. Its summit crater has extended in the southwest direction, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) reported on July 1, 2020. On June 12, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) recorded an […]
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Japanese island of Honshu on Friday evening local time, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The quake struck some 50miles east of Tokyo, in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture, at 9.46pm local time (11.46am GMT) at a depth of 31miles (50km). The tremor was registered […]
Japanese stocks plunged Tuesday and other Asian markets declined following heavy Wall Street losses triggered by President Donald Trump’s attack on the U.S. central bank. The Nikkei 225 NIK, +1.48% fell by an unusually wide margin of 5%, hitting its lowest point since May 2017 with a close at […]
A SERIES of earthquakes have rocked the globe today, with 10 already recorded as Japan recovers from a magnitude-5.4 tremor in the latest of natural disasters hitting the country. Alaska: US State struck by several earthquakes in one day Japan’s Hokkaido island was struck by a magnitude 5.4 […]
Typhoon Kong-rey is battering Japan’s southern prefecture of Okinawa. It’s the second storm to hit the region in less than a week. At least 8 people were injured when they were blown over by gusts of wind. The typhoon is moving north over Okinawa. It has caused blackouts in […]
Less than a week after Typhoon Trami injured dozens of people, Japan is facing Super Typhoon Kong-Rey, expected to hit the island on Thursday or Friday. Kong-Rey began as a tropical depression on Saturday and after growing in strength, officially became a typhoon on Sunday at 8 p.m. HKT. […]
TYPHOON TRAMI has just finished raking devastating winds and heavy rain over Japan – which is now preparing for another imminent tropical threat. Typhoon Kong-rey is threatening with explosive category 3 strength winds in the Pacific Ocean. Typhoon Kong-rey is the next storm to take shape in the […]
THOUSANDS of people have been evacuated in western Japan as powerful Typhoon Trami closes in on the mainland with 100mph winds – here are the latest live updates and information about its path. Japan Meterological Agency called Typhoon Trami a “very strong” storm. Evacuation advisories are in place […]
A large, very strong typhoon is set to rip through mainland Japan over the weekend, bringing violent winds and torrential rain. The ‘unstoppable’ Super Typhoon Trami, which is rated category 2 by Tropical Storm Risk, with category 5 the highest, has destructive winds gusting at speeds as high as 134 mph […]
