Japanese

2022 - 9 - 18

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Rare 'special warning' issued as violent typhoon makes landfall in ... (The Guardian)

More than 7 million people urged to take refuge as Typhoon Nanmadol hits south-west of country with 150mph winds.

Japan is now in typhoon season and faces 20 such storms a year, routinely seeing heavy rains that cause landslides or flash floods. A year earlier, Typhoon Jebi shut down Kansai airport in Osaka, killing 14 people. Visibility is almost zero.” By Sunday evening, utility companies said nearly 200,000 homes across the region were without power. Rain is falling hard, too,” he told AFP. They sought to drive home their concerns about the weather system throughout the weekend.

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Typhoon Nanmadol hits Japan as millions told to evacuate homes (Financial Times)

The storm made landfall near city of Kagoshima, cutting electricity for thousands and damaging buildings.

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Typhoon Nanmadol snarls air, land traffic in Japan, more rain ... (Reuters)

Typhoon Nanmadol pounded western Japan with heavy rain and strong winds on Monday, forcing airlines to cancel flights, snarling train operations and leaving ...

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In-House Lawyers in Japan Are Being Taken Seriously. And Their ... (Law.com)

The increased value placed on in-house legal departments in Japan has been propelled by heightened awareness of legal and governance risks to international ...

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Strong winds, heavy rain lash Japan's southwestern Kyushu island (Aljazeera.com)

Typhoon Nanmadol, the 14th to hit Japan this season, is now heading towards Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo.

and is expected to reach the capital Tokyo on Tuesday. [Tens of thousands of people spent the night in sports centres and other facilities](/news/2022/9/18/millions-in-japan-told-to-evacuate-as-typhoon-nanmadol-approaches) as a precautionary measure, amid warnings of floods and landslides. [‘Unprecedented’ storm lands on Japan; 4 million told to flee](/news/2022/9/18/millions-in-japan-told-to-evacuate-as-typhoon-nanmadol-approaches) [Millions urged to evacuate as Japan braces for typhoon](/news/2022/9/17/typhoon-nanmadol-japan-urges-nearly-2-million-to-seek-shelter) [India and Japan to hold more military drills to deepen ties](/news/2022/9/8/india-and-japan-to-hold-more-military-drills-to-deepen-ties)

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Storm hits southwest Japan, leaves 1 dead, another missing (The Washington Post)

A tropical storm slammed southwestern Japan with rainfall and winds, leaving one person dead and another missing.

A man was found dead early Monday in his car that was sunk in water on a farm, said Yoshiharu Maeda, a city hall official in charge of disasters at Miyakonojo, Miyazaki prefecture. Convenience store chains and delivery services temporarily shuttered in southwestern Japan, while some highways were closed and people had some problems with cell phone connections. Bullet trains and airlines suspended service.

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Tropical storm causes death and destruction in Japan (BreakingNews.ie)

Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in the Kyushu region on Sunday then weakened to a tropical storm.

A man was found dead early on Monday in his car that had sunk in water on a farm, said Yoshiharu Maeda, a city hall official in charge of disasters at Miyakonojo, Miyazaki prefecture. Tens of thousands of people spent the night at gymnasiums and other facilities in a precautionary evacuation of vulnerable homes. Residential streets were flooded with muddy water from rivers, and swathes of homes lost power after Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in the Kyushu region on Sunday then weakened to a tropical storm.

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Higher restaurant prices add to pressure on Japanese consumers (The Japan Times)

McDonald's Japan branches, curry restaurant operator Ichibanya and Torikizoku Holdings have also passed on higher costs to consumers this year.

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Deadly typhoon strikes Japan as hurricane leaves Puerto Rico ... (thejournal.ie)

TWO CATASTROPHIC WEATHER events have taken place on opposite sides of the world as a tropical storm slammed into south-western Japan yesterday, ...

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100s Of Flights Canceled In Japan Due To Typhoon Nanmadol (Simple Flying)

More than 500 flights have been canceled between Japanese carriers, primarily on routes serving airports in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions.

[routes](https://simpleflying.com/tag/routes/) serving airports in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions. ANA has warned that many flights from these airports have been canceled, and several more cancelations or delays could be made if issues such as low visibility persist. [All Nippon Airways](https://simpleflying.com/tag/all-nippon-airways/) (ANA). The airline has canceled all flights at Kikai, Tokunoshima, Okinoerabu, Yoron, Tarama, Okinawa Naha, Kumejima, New Ishigaki, Amamioshima, and Shimojishima Airports. However, if the typhoon does not subside and reaches [Tokyo](https://simpleflying.com/tag/tokyo/) by Tuesday as predicted, the grounding could last longer. Dubbed as what could be the strongest global storm ever to hit Japan, super typhoon 'Nanmadol' came with a level 5 alert and has forced evacuations and disrupted travel services in Japan's southwestern region.

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'Tokyo City Guide', the Japanese Capital Seen Through the Eyes of ... (Pen Online)

The reader is immersed in the enormity of a chameleon city, from contemporary architecture to the ancient art of the Asakusa district.

Tokyo is depicted as a city tuned into the latest fashion trends and the most cutting-edge technological discoveries. Designed as individual books and punctuated with previously unseen photographs, and now with a catalogue of thirty cities, the City Guides explore new metropolises and testify to the proliferation of cities and the behaviours of their residents. Over the course of the different editions, the guide has been enriched by new topics, new perspectives and new writers, with a view to allowing the reader to feel at home and travel while finding the same points of reference from one city to the next and from one guide to another.

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