A month of heavy snowfall has revived Japan’s ski resorts after a slow start to the season, drawing renewed interest from Americans and other overseas visitors in search of fresh powder. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/ski-season-heavy-snow-visitors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #snow #tourism #wintersports #hokkaido #meteorologicalagency #niseko #hakuba #us
Safety advisories have been issued as heavy snowfall along the Sea of Japan disrupt local transportation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/japan/japan-heavy-snow-ishikawa-tottori/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #snow #meteorologicalagency #ishikawa #tottori
Japan's Meteorological Agency is calling on residents in regions near the Sea of Japan to stay alert amid intense weather conditions, as well as refrain from nonessential outings and prepare for possible power outages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/society/snow-warnings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #snow #meteorologicalagency
More snowfall is expected across Japan in the coming days as the country faces a cold front the likes of which is only seen once every few years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/heavy-snow-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #snow #meteorologicalagency
Japan has lifted a special advisory for further earthquakes and tsunamis in the Hokkaido and Sanriku coastal areas, though people are still urged to maintain vigilance in the wake of Dec. 8’s magnitude 7.5 temblor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/japan-quake-advisory-lifted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #meteorologicalagency #geology #tohoku #hokkaido
An advisory on possible future earthquakes in northern Japan has led to cancellations of hotel bookings and suspensions of fishing operations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/lodging-cancellation-earthquake-advisory/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness #fishing
What you need to know about the government's "subsequent quake advisory" following Monday night's earthquake off the coast of Aomori Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/science-health/japan-aomori-hokkaido-quake-alert-mechanism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #geology #aomori #hokkaido #meteorologicalagency
A fire and at least 30 cases of injuries have been reported so far following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture on Monday night. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/aomori-quake-injuries/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #aomori #hokkaido #tsunami #meteorologicalagency
A volcano in southern Japan erupted sending a plume of ash and smoke into the sky and prompting a warning over ashfall. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/sakurajima-volcano-ashfall-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sakurajima #kagoshima #mountains #miyazaki #meteorologicalagency
Parts of the island of Hachijojima in Tokyo’s Izu island chain are still without running water following damage from Typhoon Halong, with a second incoming typhoon expected to slow restoration efforts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/typhoon-halong-damage-hachijojjima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #typhoons #meteorologicalagency #izuislands #storms
Typhoon Halong was east of the island of Hachijojima, part of the Izu island chain, and moving east-northeast as authorities warned residents to brace for destructive winds, landslides, high waves and flooding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/typhoon-halong-october/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #typhoons #meteorologicalagency #izuislands #storms
The national weather agency is urging people in the vicinity of the Izu chain of islands to be vigilant about windstorms, high waves and torrential rain through Thursday as Typhoon Halong approaches. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/typhoon-october-izu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #typhoons #meteorologicalagency #izu
Okinawa Prefecture sweated through its hottest September on record, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Wednesday, after the entire country experienced its warmest recorded summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/okinawa-hottest-on-record-september/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #okinawa #meteorologicalagency #climatechange
Autumn will be cut short this year, with winter arriving early, Japan's weather agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/japan/autumn-short-meteorological-agency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #climatechange
Bullet trains were suspended as heavy rain lashed parts of Tokyo and its surrounding areas on Thursday afternoon, with flood risk advisories issued for several rivers in the capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/japan/rain-tokyo-september/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #tokyo #rail #shinkansen
A tornado that struck Shizuoka Prefecture on Sept. 5 was estimated to be one of Japan's strongest, with an instantaneous wind speed of 75 meters per second, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/japan/shizuoka-tornado/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #shizuoka
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to warn people in many areas of landslides and other disasters from torrential rain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/science-health/tropical-storm-peipah-landing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #typhoons #storms #meteorologicalagency
Tropical Storm Peipah, which formed off southeastern Japan, is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region before turning into an extratropical cyclone by Saturday morning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/science-health/tropical-storm-peipah/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #typhoons #storms #meteorologicalagency
Japan experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with temperatures across the country being more than 2.36 degrees Celsius higher, on average, in August alone and the heat expected to extend into this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/japan/society/extreme-weather/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #climatechange #environment #meteorologicalagency #heatwaves
High temperatures across much of Japan are set to last for another month, according to the national weather forecaster, with the persistent heat potentially keeping power demand elevated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/heat-in-japan-to-persist-for-a-month/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #meteorologicalagency #hydropower #rice