Southwestern Japan braces for Typhoon Shanshan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
WEBTyphoon Shanshan is bearing down on southern Japan's Amami Islands. Residents are being advised to stay on high alert for destructive winds and flooding. The typhoon is currently heading...
Typhoon Shanshan Approaches Japan, Bringing Heavy Rain and …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · After approaching the Amami Islands, the storm is predicted to shift north on Wednesday and approach Kyushu, one of Japan’s main islands, by Thursday. It may make landfall in Kyushu, the agency...
Typhoon Bebinca approaches southwestern Japan islands
WEB5 days ago · Typhoon Bebinca was expected to near Japan's southwestern island region of Amami on Saturday evening, the weather agency said, warning of strong winds, landslides, flooding and high tides. The season's 13th typhoon could also bring violent winds and rough seas to the country's southern island prefecture of Okinawa, the Japan Meteorological ...
Amami Oshima: Japan’s UNESCO-listed subtropical island paradise
WEBNov 23, 2022 · Amami Oshima is one of eight islands in the Amami archipelago – just some of the numerous islands that spot the 1,200-kilometer stretch of sea between mainland Japan and Taiwan.
Typhoon Shanshan threatens heavy rain and traffic disruption in ...
WEBThe JMA said up to 400 millimeters (15.7 inches) of rainfall on the Amami island over the next 24 hours, and up to 500 millimeters (19.7 inches) in the Kyushu region from Wednesday to Thursday. Fishers in the Kyushu region tied their boats to the port facilities Monday to prepare for the typhoon.
'Very strong' Typhoon Shanshan could see Kyushu landfall on …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Typhoon Shanshan on Tuesday intensified into a “very strong” storm — the Meteorological Agency’s second highest level within a three-tier classification system — as it moved northward, with severe...
Tropical storm Pulasan may approach southwestern Japan
WEB2 days ago · 20 min ago. A large tropical storm that is gaining strength may approach Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Wednesday. The Japan ...
Typhoon Bebinca approaches Japan's Amami Islands
WEB5 days ago · Tokyo, Sep 14 (IANS): Japan's weather agency announced a high alert situation, warning of landslides, floods, severe gust, storms and high tides as typhoon Bebinca approaches the country's southwestern island of Amami on Saturday.
Amami Islands Mark 70 Years since Return to Japan - The Japan News
WEBDec 26, 2023 · AMAMI, Kagoshima (Jiji Press) — The Amami Islands in southwestern Japan on Monday marked 70 years since their return to Japan from postwar U.S. occupation.
Live updates: Tonga hit with tsunami after volcanic eruption - CNN
WEBJan 15, 2022 · The highest tsunami observed in Japan following the Tonga eruption was 120 centimeters (3.9 feet) in Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima prefecture, followed by a 110-centimeter (3.6 feet)...