9.1K views · 34 reactions | On Oct 8, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special heavy rain warning for its southern Izu island chain as Typhoon Halong approached. Hachijo Island experienced a record rainfall of 207mm within three hours that morning, and winds of 196 km/h were recorded on Oct 9. #japan #news #typhoon #weather | AsiaOne | Facebook

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WATCH: Satellite Imagery from the Japan Meteorological Agency shows a timelapse footage of the moment Super Typhoon #UwanPH made landfall over Aurora on Sunday evening, November 9. | 🎥: JMA • Follow our live updates here: https://inqnews.net/UwanPH | INQUIRER.net

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake off Japan’s northeast coast triggered tsunami warnings, mass evacuations and late-night panic, with at least 30 people injured and 90,000 residents moved to safety. Although the Japan Meteorological Agency later lifted all tsunami alerts after only minor sea surges, officials cautioned that the risk of strong aftershocks remains high, issuing a week-long “megaquake” advisory as infrastructure checks and recovery efforts continued across the affected prefecture

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan, followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. | Reuters

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Tuesday (January 6), followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the first earthquake was in eastern Shimane prefecture, the agency said, adding that there was no danger of a tsunami. Surveillance camera footage showed shaking at various cities across the Chugoku region on Tuesday morning when the quake hit at around 10:18 a.m. local time (0118 GMT