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Japan Meteorological Agency
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Typhoon Bavi shuts Taiwan as 14,000 evacuate and more than 1,190 flights are cancelled
Typhoon Bavi did not need to make landfall to bring Taiwan close to a standstill. The storm’s enormous rain bands have forced mass evacuations, grounded flights and placed mountainous communities on alert.
Japan orders one million to evacuate as Mekkhala and Higos trigger Taiwan shutdowns
Japan ordered one million people to evacuate as Mekkhala and Higos brought floods, flight cancellations and major shutdowns across Taiwan.
Otsuchi wildfire crisis deepens: Japan mobilises 1,400 firefighters as Iwate blazes burn 1,373 hectares
Japan has 1,400 firefighters battling Otsuchi wildfires in Iwate, but dry winds are outpacing containment as a town once flattened by tsunami evacuates again.
Deadly quake rocks Indonesia: Tsunami warning covers 1,000km radius
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Molucca Sea on 2 April 2026, triggering tsunami warnings from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center for Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.
7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes northeast Japan as tsunami warning triggers mass evacuations
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake shook northeast Japan, prompting tsunami warnings and mass evacuations. Find out how disaster systems responded and what’s next for coastal resilience.
Ryo Tatsuki prophecy panic hits Japan travel as Russia’s 8.7 quake revives July 2025 mega-tsunami fear
Russia’s 8.7‑magnitude quake reignited panic over Ryo Tatsuki’s July 2025 manga prophecy. Read why experts warn the viral narrative is fiction and what it means for tourism.
Tsunami wave hits Japan after Russia’s 8.7 quake: Evacuations ordered as alerts expand across Pacific
Find out how Japan and Pacific nations mobilised as tsunami waves reached the coast after Russia’s magnitude 8.7 earthquake—read the full analysis.
Mega‑quake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sparks tsunami alerts from Japan to Hawaii
Discover how the magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Kamchatka triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific, what officials are saying, and how communities responded.
Japan braces for July 5 panic as manga prophecy, 474 quakes, and Kyushu volcano spark fear
Discover how a viral manga prophecy, 474 earthquakes in the Tokara Islands, and a Kyushu volcano eruption are driving July 5 panic across Japan.
Central Japan on high alert after magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattles Noto Peninsula
Central Japan was rocked by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on Tuesday night, striking off the Noto Peninsula’s western…