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News Archive - Weather in Japan

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Monday, 1st March 2010

Japan apologises over tsunami warning

Japanese Meteorological Agency apologies for tsunami warning.

Thursday, 8th October 2009

Typhoon Melor hits southern Japan

The first tropical storm to hit Japan in two years has reached the main island Honshu.

Wednesday, 7th October 2009

Typhoon Melor heading for Japan

The first tropical storm to hit Japan in two years is due to arrive in the country later this week.

Monday, 17th August 2009

Japan rocked by further quake

An earthquake in Japan caused no damage on Monday.

Thursday, 23rd April 2009

Japan predicts a hot summer ahead

Japan's official weather forecaster has predicted that weather in the country will be hotter than usual over the next three months.

Monday, 23rd March 2009

Tokyo's cherry blossom seasons opens early

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo and Nagasaki prefectures bloomed on Saturday (March 21st), it has emerged.

Monday, 23rd February 2009

Snowstorms 'cause disruption' to travel in Japan

Heavy snowstorms have disrupted train services and led to flight cancellations across Japan, local authorities have reported.

Thursday, 5th February 2009

The Sapporo Snow Festival

The annual Sapporo Snow Festival has begun, with one of this year's highlights being a reproduction of the Namdaemun Gate in Seoul made entirely from snow.

Wednesday, 31st December 2008

Flights disrupted following heavy snow

Around 60 flights to and from airports in Hokkaido have been cancelled today (December 31st) as a result of heavy snowfall, it has been reported.

Tuesday, 4th November 2008

First snow fall of the year reported

The Japanese city of Sapporo experienced its first flurry of snow today (November 4th), according to the Sapporo District Meteorological Observatory.

Friday, 24th October 2008

Storms heading for eastern and northern Japan

Torrential rain and thunder storms are expected to hit eastern and northern regions of Japan tonight, the country's meteorological agency has warned.

Thursday, 2nd October 2008

Extreme weather warnings remain as Jangmi passes

Weather warnings have been kept in place throughout Japan as Tropical Storm Jangmi changes direction and begins to fade.

Wednesday, 17th September 2008

Japan issues storm warning as Sinlaku approaches

Heavy rain, flooding and storm surge alerts have been issued as Tropical Storm Sinlaku heads towards to southern Japanese islands of Okinawa and Kyushu.

Monday, 28th July 2008

Residents in Kanazawa evacuated after flooding

Around 50,000 residents in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, were temporarily instructed to evacuate their homes by the city government after the Asano River overflowed.

Monday, 14th July 2008

Heatwave and thunder storms grip Japan

High school baseball players were recently instructed to use wooden bats, instead of metal ones, to reduce the risk of being struck by lightning during a thunder storm.

Friday, 6th June 2008

Rainy season starts in Japan

Thursday, 1st May 2008

Heat wave in Hokkaido

Wednesday, 9th April 2008

Global warming affects blooming of cherry blossom

Monday, 25th February 2008

Bad weather causes death in Japan's coastal regions