The Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the city of Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, calling for the highest level of caution against landslides and rivers overflowing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/kagoshima-heavy-rain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kagoshima #kirishima #meteorologicalagency #heavyrain
People in Japan are advised to take measures to prevent heatstroke as a heat wave gripping the country peaks over the next several days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/extreme-heat-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #heatstroke #heatwaves
Japan recorded the highest ever temperature of 41.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, beating the previous high of 41.1 C marked in 2018 and 2020. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/hyogo-highest-temperature/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hyogo #meteorologicalagency #heatstroke #heatwaves
Japan is experiencing another scorching summer, and even Hokkaido, which is known for its cool and comfortable summer, is not being spared by heat waves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/northern-japan-heat-waves/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #hokkaido #tohoku #meteorologicalagency
The rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin region, Hokuriku region and southern Tohoku region, the Meteorological Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/18/japan/rainy-season-ends-in-kanto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #rainyseason #kanto #hokuriku #tohoku #heatwaves
The Meteorological Agency has said that it cannot present an outlook for volcanic activity at the Shinmoedake volcano in the country's southwestern region after a recent series of eruptions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/shinmoedake-volcano-activity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinmoedake #volcanoes #miyazaki #kagoshima #meteorologicalagency
Japan experienced its hottest June on record, the weather agency said Tuesday, as climate change prompts sweltering heat waves across the globe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/hottest-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #wildfires
Japan's rainy season ended at the earliest date on record in the western regions as climate change makes global weather patterns less predictable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/rainy-season-ends-in-western-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rainyseason #meteorologicalagency #kyoto #kyushu