More than 1 million people advised to evacuate homes amid 80mph winds and heavy rain
Typhoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) moved northwards over the course of this week. From Okinawa to mainland…
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Japan’s southernmost region of Okinawa braces for Typhoon Jangmi ○
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The tropical storm, sweeping through the southernmost Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, is expected to head towards Amami Oshima island on Tuesday.
Typhoon Jangmi threatens Japan as Europe swelters ⊖
Powerful winds and rain expected in parts of Japan and Australia, while temperatures in Spain could hit 40C
A powerful tropical storm is forecast to track near Okinawa, Japan, on Monday before moving …
3 months ago
Is this THE secret to living a long and healthy life? The key ingredient eaten in Japanese villages where cancer is almost non-existent ⊖
The people of Okinawa boast the highest concentration of centenarians recorded anywhere on Earth.
‘Letting the sound happen around you’: powerful sonic memorial remembers the dead ⊖⊖
Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork has created a sound installation emulating second world war spaces: a Japanese internment camp in California and caves used as bunkers in Okinawa
In 1945, during the Battle of O…
6 months ago
Japan PM vows ‘resolute’ response after Chinese aircraft accused of locking radar on to Japanese fighter jets ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
China’s ambassador summoned over alleged weekend incident that saw Chinese J-15 fighter aircraft twice train their radar on Japanese F-15s
Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has vowed to “respond…
Playwright Jeremy O Harris arrested in Japan for alleged drug smuggling ⊖⊖
The writer of the Tony award-nominated Slave Play remains in custody after authorities say they found MDMA in his bag
American actor and playwright Jeremy O Harris, known for the Tony-nominated Slave …
Inside the group of islands with the world's longest-living women ○
The Okinawa islands in Japan have several residents who are centenarians and researchers have long studied why.
10 months ago
Japan: Girl Meets War ○
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
Shurina, cast as a kamikaze pilot in a play, travels to WWII memorial sites across Japan for a performance in Okinawa.
11 months ago
Cramps, fatigue and hallucinations: paddling 200km in a Paleolithic canoe from Taiwan to Japan ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The team battled a notoriously strong current and used the stars as their guide to reach an island in an unstable vessel made of Japanese cedar
Dr Yousuke Kaifu was working at an archaeological site o…