The research group analyzed health insurance claims data from three prefectures―Hiroshima, Okayama and Ehime―over a one-year period following the western Japan floods. The study examined the ...

In addition, to support rural communities impacted by flooding, more than £57 million has paid out to farmers impacted by severe weather between October 2023 and March 2024. The Farming Recovery fund ...

Japan's weather bureau said on Monday there were no clear indications of El Nino or La Nina events, although La Nina characteristics were becoming evident. The bureau added that there was a 60% ...

The life-preserving backpack is the brainchild of newspaper delivery agent Joji Shimizu who was left dumbfounded by the loss of life at a public elementary school in northeastern Japan as a ...

Rapid Entry of Chinese Companies in South Korea’s Trade Sector The trade landscape in South Korea is shifting dramatically as ...

Since joining the Colombo Plan in 1954, Japan has provided financial and technical cooperation to low-resource countries through official development assistance (ODA) with the aim of contributing to ...

Japan has called on India to exempt it from any temporary tax aimed at curbing rising steel imports, according to a source and documents, arguing the move would ...

The Bureau's flood forecasting and warning service uses rainfall and streamflow observations, numerical weather predictions and hydrologic models to forecast and warn for possible flood events across ...

Issued at 4:53 pm EST on Sunday 9 February 2025. The following Watches/Warnings are current: Flood Watch for parts of the Gulf Country and Western Cape York Peninsula Major Flood Warning for the Cape ...

In Tokyo and many Japanese cities, there is a flood of payment options – for infrequent drivers and tourists. Inspiration is ...

The number of evacuees at evacuation centres in flood-hit Johor, Sarawak, and Sabah continued to rise as of 8am today compared with yesterday. In Johor, the latest state to be hit by floods ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the central bank of Japan. Established under the Bank of Japan Act in 1882, it is a juridical entity and neither a government agency nor a private corporation.