Tokyo, July 7 (IANS) Typhoon Bavi, a very large and violent tropical cyclone, could approach Japan’s southern island prefecture of Okinawa with strong intensity later this week, the country’s weather agency said on Tuesday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), as of 3 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the season’s ninth typhoon was moving westward near the Mariana Islands in the Pacific at a speed of 30 kilometres per hour (kph), packing gusts of up to 270 kph, and had an atmospheric pr…
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Tokyo, June 24 (IANS) Japan’s weather agency warned on Wednesday that the risk of life-threatening landslides and flooding was rapidly rising in the Kyushu region as extremely heavy rainfall battered southwestern Japan.Local residents have been urged to stay vigilant and take immediate steps to ensure their safety.According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), an extremely heavy downpour exceeding 50 mm per hour was observed in Nagasaki Prefecture in the early hours of Wednesday. In the hou…
Moscow, May 28 (IANS) Moscow on Thursday stated that the US-Japan joint exercises, which include the deployment of Typhon missile system, are viewed as a step that threatens Russia’s interests. “We have repeatedly drawn the attention of Tokyo to the fact that we view the provision of Japanese territory for the deployment of American medium – and shorter-range missile systems, regardless of whether this is done on an episodic, rotational, or permanent basis, as a step that has a serious negativ…