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The mayor of Totsukawa Village in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, has asked residents living in the lower reaches of a dammed-up river not return to their homes, as more downpours are forecast on Friday.......
Officials are warning that heavy rain from a tropical storm approaching southern Japan could trigger more damage to areas battered by another storm earlier this month......
Friday, September 16, 2011 11:58 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_21.html
Officials monitor dammed-up rivers
Officials in western Japan are stepping up their monitoring of rivers that were dammed up by recent record rainfalls.....
Friday, September 16, 2011 12:52 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_23.html
Tropical storm Roke bearing down on west Japan
Heavy rain has already reached parts of Shikoku as the west of Japan braces for a tropical storm approaching from the south. The storm could trigger more damage to areas already battered by a storm that hit earlier this month.....
Friday, September 16, 2011 19:10 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_37.html
Tropical storm Roke bearing down on west Japan
Tropical storm Roke is bringing torrential rain on the Pacific side of western and central Japan. It could trigger more damage to areas already battered by a storm that hit earlier this month......
Tropical storm Roke is bringing torrential rain to the Pacific side of western and central Japan. The storm could trigger more damage to areas already battered by rains earlier this month.......
Saturday, September 17, 2011 07:41 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_08.html
Tropical storm Roke bringing rain to Japan
Tropical storm Roke continues to bring rain to the Pacific side of western and central Japan......
Saturday, September 17, 2011 14:56 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_15.html
Storm Roke blocked by high-pressure systems
Tropical storm Roke, currently located off Okinawa Prefecture, is moving slowly at 10 kilometer per hour.....
With heavy rain predicted from Friday evening near landslide dams in Nara and Wakayama prefectures, the land ministry was calling for some residents to evacuate due to the possibility of further serious landslides and floods in their areas....... http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110916005458.htm
_____________________________________ Asahi com
Typhoon Roke may cause more downpours, landslides in Kii Peninsula
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A powerful typhoon threatens to produce torrential rain and landslides in the Kii peninsula, western Japan, over a 48-hour period from noon Friday, causing further havoc in area where dozens of people died when Typhoon Talas pounded the region earlier this months, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned Friday.....
Typhoon brings western Japan rain, raises flood, landslide fears
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The national weather agency warned Sunday of heavy rainfall in wide areas across the Japanese archipelago through Monday amid growing concerns about further landslides and flash flooding in the Kii Peninsula, western Japan, that were flooded by earlier torrential rains....
NIKKO, Tochigi -- A lake created by heavy rainfall from Typhoon No. 12 has grabbed the attention of visitors here..... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na002000c.html
____________________________________________ Sankei news
a lake created by heavy rainfall from Typhoon No. 12
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Kazeya dam from wiki
SDF searching in Kazeya dam, Totsukawa village, Nara pref
MILT guessed that landslide dams burst soon by the heavy rain
*Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport http://www.kkr.mlit.go.jp/en/index.html
Severe tropical storm Roke is still lingering over waters west of Okinawa........
Monday, September 19, 2011 08:59 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_08.html
_____________________________________ Asahi com
SDF searching at Nachikatsuura town
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_________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Warning of heavy rain across Japan as typhoon moves near Okinawa
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The national weather agency warned Sunday of heavy rainfall in a wide area encompassing southern to northeastern Japan due to a typhoon, amid growing concern about further landslides and flash flooding in the Kii Peninsula in western Japan......
Severe tropical storm Roke is churning northward over Japan, bringing high winds and heavy rain. It is blowing through the Amami islands in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima........
Japan's land ministry says a lake created by a landslide that blocked a river is probably overflowing in the western city of Tanabe as a result of recent record rainfalls. It is calling on residents downstream to stay on the alert....
Typhoon Roke is heading towards Japan's main island of Honshu. The typhoon is already bringing heavy rain to wide areas of central and western Japan......
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:42 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_20.html
Nagoya advises 470,000 residents to evacuate
Nagoya City in central Japan has advised about 470,000 residents in over 200,000 households to evacuate as the water levels of nearby rivers continue to rise.......
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 14:43 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_27.html
Nearly 1.3 million advised to evacuate
Evacuation advisories and orders have been issued for nearly 1.3 million people in central and western Japan due to dangers of flooding caused by a typhoon......
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 17:10 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_34.html
Typhoon Roke bringing heavy rain to Japan
Japan's Meteorological Agency warns that heavy rain brought by an approaching typhoon may trigger landslides and floods in western and central Japan......
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 18:33 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_40.html
Typhoon Roke bringing heavy rain to Japan
Japan's Meteorological Agency warns that heavy rain brought by an approaching "very strong" typhoon may trigger landslides and floods in western and central Japan.....
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 21:07 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_h40.html
______________________________________________ Mainichi jp(kyodo, AP)
2 missing, over 1 mil. told to evacuate as typhoon nears Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A boy and an elderly man went missing and transportation networks were affected as heavy rains fell across a wide area of central and western Japan on Tuesday, ahead of strong typhoon that threatens to cause continued havoc, according to authorities......
Typhoon-Tied Losses Reach 53.4 B. Yen in Japan Primary Industry
Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)--A powerful typhoon that hit western Japan earlier this month has caused a combined loss of 53.4 billion yen in the country's agricultural, forestry and fisheries industries, the government said Tuesday.......
Public broadcaster NHK said about 1.3 million people have been ordered or advised to leave their homes, including 80,000 people in Nagoya.
Heavy rains as the storm approached caused floods and road damage in dozens of locations in Nagoya and several other cities, the Aichi prefectural (state) government said.
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The Meteorological Agency said the typhoon was located off the southern coast of Japan's southwestern main island of Shikoku on Tuesday night with winds of 89 miles (144 kilometers) per hour. It could reach the Tokyo area by Wednesday afternoon, the agency said.
A very strong typhoon is approaching western Japan, bringing downpours and increasing the risk of mudslides and river flooding.......
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 02:13 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_04.html
Typhoon kills 3, with 2 missing
Typhoon Roke has brought heavy rain to western and central Japan, killing 3 people and leaving 2 others missing.......
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 05:39 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_06.html
Typhoon Roke kills 4 in Japan
A very strong typhoon is approaching central Japan, bringing torrential downpours and increasing the risk of mudslides and river flooding. The typhoon has so far left 4 people dead and 2 others missing.......
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 12:25 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_13.html
Typhoon Roke is moving northeast after making landfall on the Pacific coast of central Japan. The Meteorological Agency is calling for maximum caution against possible mudslides, floods, strong winds and high waves.......
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are stepping up precautions in advance of the approaching typhoon......
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 20:27 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_31.html
Shibuya ward, Tokyo via nhk news
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Passengers evacuated from train after landslide covers tracks in Kobe
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____________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Typhoon prompts Toyota, Mitsubishi Heavy to suspend plant operations
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. decided Wednesday to temporarily suspend operations at their plants in Aichi Prefecture due to a strong typhoon approaching........
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A strong typhoon landed on Japan's largest island of Honshu on Wednesday and is expected to make its way across the archipelago, with the Japan Meteorological Agency calling for "the greatest possible vigilance."......
Strong typhoon feared to land on Japan's main island
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A strong typhoon is forecast to land and make its way across Japan's largest island of Honshu on Wednesday, with the Japan Meteorological Agency calling for "the greatest possible vigilance."......
Passengers evacuated from train after landslide covers tracks in Kobe
KOBE -- Passengers on Kobe Electric Railway's Ao Line were evacuated from the train and had to walk to the nearest station after a landslide covered the tracks on the morning of Sept. 21, suspending the line's operations..... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na004000c.html
Police officer leaps into typhoon-swollen river to save woman from surging waters
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo -- A woman swept along a river here swollen by heavy rains from Typhoon No. 15 is alive and well thanks to the efforts of a hard-swimming police officer......
Japan braces for landfall of massive Typhoon No. 15
As Typhoon No. 15 drives up the eastern side of Japan toward the Kanto region without any sign of weakening, residents in its path are experiencing their own storms of anxiety....... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na015000c.html
Gov't warns of partial collapse of landslide dams in Nara, Wakayama prefectures
The government is calling for the Nara and Wakayama prefectural governments and local bodies to take precautions following signs that two landslide dams in the prefectures created by Typhoon No. 12 may have partially collapsed....... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html
Nagoya, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Motor Corp. <7203> will suspend a Wednesday evening shift at 11 of its 12 plants in Aichi Prefecture to prepare for a powerful typhoon approaching the central Japan region, the company said........
Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Typhoon No. 15, named Roke, has left four people dead and two missing in Japan, prefectural police and other sources said Wednesday. ....
Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--A powerful typhoon reached eastern Japan on Wednesday evening, disrupting traffic services across wide areas including the Tokyo metropolitan region......
Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--A powerful typhoon swept across Japan's main island to travel off the coast of the Tohoku northeastern region Wednesday night, disrupting traffic services across wide areas including the Tokyo metropolitan region......
landslide dam at Tanabe city, Wakayama pref
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Shibuya ward, Tokyo
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Toyokowa city and Kasugai city, Aichi pref
Moriyama ward, Nagoya city
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Typhoon Roke has passed over to the sea off northern Japan after making landfall on the Pacific coast in the central part of the country........
Thursday, September 22, 2011 09:32 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_11.html
Typhoon isolates 472 people in disaster-hit Tohoku
In Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, people living in temporary housing were isolated overnight on Wednesday due to flooding caused by a powerful typhoon.......
Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:17 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_15.html
Typhoon Roke moving off northern Japan
Typhoon Roke is moving to the northeast off northern Japan, after making landfall on the Pacific coast in the central part of the country.......
Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:19 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_19.html
Typhoon Roke spares Fukushima plant
Typhoon Roke has inflicted no major damage to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......
Thursday, September 22, 2011 14:23 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_20.html
________________________________________ Yomiuri online
Heavy rains slam Japan / Commuters stranded as landslides, flooding create chaos
Heavy rains caused by Typhoon No. 15, which directly hit the Japanese archipelago, wreaked havoc in a wide range of areas on Wednesday, including the Kinki and Tokai regions as well as parts of eastern Japan........
landslide dam at Gojo city, Nara pref
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Powerful typhoon headed toward Japan disaster zone
A powerful typhoon was bearing down on Japan's tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast Sept. 21, approaching a nuclear power plant crippled in that disaster and prompting calls for the evacuation of more than a million people........ http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109210389.html
____________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Death toll from strong typhoon reaches 11
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The death toll from a strong typhoon that struck Japan reached 11 Thursday, with five people remaining unaccounted for, a Kyodo News tally showed...... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm031000c.html
Quake day memories relived as typhoon strands thousands in Tokyo
A powerful typhoon revived bitter memories of the March 11 earthquake disaster as it pounded Tokyo with strong winds and heavy rain on Sept. 21, suspending nearly all train operations in the city and stranding tens of thousands of commuters........ http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html
Typhoon hits quake-ravaged regions, floods temporary housing community
SUKAGAWA, Fukushima -- Powerful Typhoon No. 15 has caused major floods in temporary housing units here, bringing disaster once more to this city still suffering from the effects of the March 11 earthquake and ensuing nuclear disaster.........
Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--The death toll from a strong typhoon that crossed eastern Japan Wednesday rose to 10 as of Thursday morning, with five others missing......
Polluted Water Levels at Fukushima N-Plant Increase
Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive water that accumulates at various facilities at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has increased due to heavy rain caused by a typhoon, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday......
Typhoon Roke has left 12 people dead, 4 missing, and 367 injured across Japan. It was downgraded to a low pressure system east of Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Thursday afternoon.......
Friday, September 23, 2011 05:04 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_02.html
________________________________________ Yomiuri online
Typhoon creates commuter chaos in Tokyo
Powerful Typhoon No. 15 that blew through the Kanto to Tohoku regions Wednesday paralyzed transportation systems in the Tokyo metropolitan area, stranding a huge number of people at train stations......
Naka river at Mito city, Ibaraki pref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naka_Ri...igi_Ibaraki%29
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Maglev train put through its paces during typhoon test run
Even though Typhoon No. 15 was raging, Central Japan Railway Co. went ahead Sept. 21 with an experimental run of a train that uses magnetic levitation technology...... http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109220267.html
___________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Gov't warns ships about high waves after typhoon
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of high waves in northern Japan on Thursday and urged ships off Hokkaido to be cautious even after Typhoon Roke grazed the northernmost prefecture and weakened into a storm.......
Typhoon No. 15 does severe damage to fruit farmers in disaster-stricken northeast
RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- Fruit farmers in this tsunami-ravaged region are once again counting up the damage of a natural disaster after powerful Typhoon No. 15 wiped out a significant portion of the year's crop......
Typhoon evacuees spent hungry night despite well-stocked shelters
NAGOYA -- Municipal officials here left residents at evacuation centers during the height of Typhoon No. 15 without any food, even though the centers had been stocked with supplies, a source close to the situation has told the Mainichi......... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html
Typhoon revives deep anxiety / March 11 survivors on edge after narrow escapes in mudslides
KAMAISHI, Iwate--Survivors of the March 11 quake and tsunami living in temporary housing in coastal areas of Iwate Prefecture were again threatened by natural calamity this week, when mudslides caused by Typhoon No. 15 nearly hit the facilities......
Residents unaware of danger / Man killed during typhoon in undesignated area prone to landslides
Tens of thousands of locations around the country are still waiting for official designation as areas in need of precautionary measures against landslides, and at one such location in Wakayama Prefecture, a man was killed by a landslide caused by Typhoon No. 12 early this month.....
Prefectural surveys have found that precautionary measures need to be taken at about 295,000 locations to deal with landslides, but more than 20 percent have not yet been officially designated as needing such measures, The Yomiuri Shimbun has found...... http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110929004817.htm
_________________________________________ Yomiuri online
Residents lack hazard maps / Govts yet to deliver necessary information to landslide alert zones
The government's Board of Audit found that residents in 40 percent of landslide disaster alert zones around the country have not received hazard maps, though municipalities are legally obliged to distribute them......
70% of towns in Nara, Wakayama yet to complete mudslide hazard maps
GOJO (Kyodo) -- Nearly 70 percent of the 63 municipal governments in Nara and Wakayama prefectures, which were hit recently by massive mudslides caused by a typhoon, have yet to complete their hazard maps for such disasters, Kyodo News learned Thursday......
Local gov'ts fail to designate 62,000 locations as disaster-prone
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Local governments in 19 of Japan's 47 prefectures have failed to designate some 62,000 locations throughout the country as areas prone to mudslides and landslides despite inspections finding them at risk of such disasters, government sources said Thursday.......
3 Major Dept. Store Operators Log Sales Falls in Sept.
Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--Three of four major Japanese department store operators posted year-on-year sales drops on a same-store basis in September, according to their data released Monday......
NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture -- Although Typhoon No. 12 left a path of devastation and flooding in its wake last month, its heavy rain did give birth to one seasonal delight here...... http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110100222.html
KIHO, Mie Prefecture -- Nine fast boats, each manned by a crew of 11 local men, rowed in line ahead of a boat carrying a sacred "mikoshi" (portable shrine) at the climax of the Mifune-Matsuri festival on Oct. 16....... http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110170362.html
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