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independent.co.uk > asia > japan > japan-mount-fuji-landslide-rain-floods-b3047147.html

Main access road to Mount Fuji shut after heavy rain triggers landslide

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (249+ words) Police say no link between landslide and two unconscious climbers found by emergency services A landslide caused by heavy rain across central Japan struck a major gateway for Mount Fuji climbers, local broadcaster TBS reported. Debris swept over three vehicles…...

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independent.co.uk > bulletin > news > yakushima-japan-flooding-kagoshima-death-b3045960.html

Landslide threat after woman dies during torrential downpours in Japan

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independent.co.uk > asia > japan > japan-rainfall-death-landslides-car-tokyo-b3045900.html

Woman dies after car submerged in flooded underpass amid record rainfall in Japan

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (302+ words) A woman has died after her car became submerged during torrential rain in eastern Japan, as authorities warned of the threat of landslides following the heaviest rainfall on record in parts of the country. The woman, in her sixties, was…...

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independent.co.uk > bulletin > news > typhoon-saudel-okinawa-japan-damage-b3039400.html

Powerful Typhoon Saudel hammers into islands in Japan

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (106+ words) The Independent Powerful Typhoon Saudel hammers into islands in Japan - Typhoon Saudel has tracked west over the East China Sea towards China's eastern coast after battering Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese islands. - Two women sustained minor injuries during the…...

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independent.co.uk > asia > japan > typhoon-saudel-japan-islands-blackout-landslide-b3039325.html

Typhoon Saudel causes blackouts and flight cancellations in remote Japanese islands

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (230+ words) A powerful typhoon headed west over the East China Sea on Wednesday after slamming Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese islands, causing blackouts, flight cancellations and threatening landslides. Two people were slightly injured. Typhoon Saudel was about 180km (112miles) northwest of Okinoerabu…...

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independent.co.uk > news > science > earthquakes-2026-san-andreas-world-us-scientists-b3038417.html

Why are there suddenly so many devastating earthquakes?

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (751+ words) Colombia, Venezuela, Japan, Indonesia, Spain and Mexico have all seen large quakes this summer. But experts tell Julia Musto it’s all normal Major earthquakes have caused devastation around the world this summer. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines in June, triggering…...

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independent.co.uk > asia > china > china-7-7-earthquake-alarm-apology-b3038033.html

Chinese institute apologises for issuing 7.7-magnitude alert for smaller earthquake

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (304+ words) The false ⁠alert caused panic among many users A Chinese research institute located in the southwestern metropolis of Chengdu apologised on Monday for initially issuing a higher magnitude earthquake warning than what other monitors said occurred, sparking some panic among…...

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CCTV captures moment earthquake shakes Tokyo, leaving more than 30 injured

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (648+ words) A 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook the Tokyo region in Japan on Sunday (23 August) morning, with more than 30 injuries reported. The epicenter of the quake, recorded by the Japan Meteorological Agency, was in the southern Ibaraki prefecture, registering a depth of 42 miles....

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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Japan’s Tokyo region injuring at least 37

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (408+ words) Japan Meteorological Agency urges residents to use caution against another possible moderate earthquake for about a week An earthquake measuring 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including Tokyo, early on Sunday, injuring at least 37 people, officials said. There was no tsunami threat. The…...

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A moderate earthquake shakes Japan, injuring more than 30 people in the Tokyo region

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (405+ words) A moderate earthquake rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring more than 30 people, most of them lightly, officials said. There was no danger of a tsunami. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake had a preliminary…...