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Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is a governmental body headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, operating under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Its primary mission is to prevent and mitigate natural disasters, ensure transportation safety, foster industrial development, and enhance public welfare. The JMA achieves this by monitoring the Earth’s environment and forecasting natural phenomena. Its main activities include weather forecasting, issuing earthquake, tsunami, and volcanic eruption warnings, and conducting extensive research in meteorology, hydrology, seismology, and volcanology.

Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

Cooler than Tokyo: Sendai named Japan’s most comfortable city amid record heat

The city’s average maximum temperature was 26.8 degrees Celsius over this summer, the lowest since 2020.

Japan’s mega-quake that never was, and the danger of false alarms

Flights axed, over 1 million urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan

Japan’s Chubu Electric bosses resign over quake data-tampering scandal

An independent panel report said management’s ‘reprimand’ over delays was one of the reasons behind the falsification of figures.

Woman found dead in submerged car in Japan amid record rainfall

Authorities warn of landslides after more than 480mm of rain fell on Niijima Island, the largest amount since local records began.

As record heatwave hits Asia, fears of energy crisis and health risks mount

Asia’s power infrastructure may come under pressure due to high demand for air conditioning amid lingering concerns over energy supply.

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Executives of Habita, which operates the variety store, have apologised to the family of one of the victims at her wake.

Japan quake victim dies of heatstroke while sheltering in car

Many are choosing to sleep in cars for privacy as there are over 9,000 people in crowded evacuation centres, often minus air conditioning.

Japan ends rescue at quake-hit shopping centre after explosion kills 7

Officials said there should be no more people unaccounted for after rescuers searched the shopping centre in Kashima.

Video | Kumamoto Castle wall collapses as quake shakes Japan

The city’s historic castle has repeatedly suffered earthquake damage.

Death toll in Japan quake rises to 18 as rescuers comb through rubble

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit a day earlier in the Kumamoto area also left at least 62 people injured.

5 dead, dozens injured after severe earthquake strikes Japan

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake knocked out power to thousands of homes and collapsed the second floor of shopping centre, trapping people.

Japanese agency warns of ‘cruelly hot days’ amid 40 degrees and above heat

At least 14 people have died from heat-related causes in the past week as emergency officials describe the rising heat as ‘a disaster’.

Typhoon Jangmi churns along Japan’s Pacific coast, leaves dozens hurt

Heavy rain continued in the Tokyo metropolitan area in the morning, with flood danger warnings for several rivers in the capital.

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido, JMA warns of more to come

The temblor, and another hours earlier, come less than a week after last Monday’s 7.7 earthquake off northern Iwate prefecture.

Wildfires in Japan’s north worsen, 1,400 firefighters deployed

Japan has experienced relatively few wildfires compared with other parts of the world, but climate change has increased their frequency.

Why Japan’s earthquake has Bali on edge over magnitude 9 ‘megathrust’ risk

Bali, Sumba and the Flores Islands are expected to be the worst hit from a megathrust earthquake in the Sumba fault.

Big one coming? Japan issues megaquake advisory after magnitude 7.7 shock

The Japan Meteorological Agency has upped the risk of a megaquake to 1 per cent, compared to 0.1 per cent at other times.

40 Hong Kong tour groups safe after major earthquake strikes Japan

Japan issues tsunami warning for north and northeast prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate, after quake strikes at 4.53pm.

Video | Powerful quake shakes northern Japan

Japan’s northern Tohoku region was struck by a 7.7-magnitude quake.

Tsunami warning issued in Japan after magnitude-7.5 quake hits northeast

Waves of up to three metres are expected after the quake struck off the Sanriku Coast.

Magnitude 5 quakes hit Japan’s Nagano prefecture

The quakes struck Omachi at 1.20pm and 2.54pm, with the nation’s weather agency warning of aftershocks over the next week or so.

Japan warned of ‘hellish summer’ as energy fears mount

A prolonged Iran war, combined with an unusually early spell of hot weather, could leave Japan facing power shortages this summer.

Indonesia earthquake kills 1, triggers tsunami waves

The 7.4-magnitude quake hit at a depth of 35km in the Northern Maluku Sea off ⁠Indonesia’s Ternate island.

Video | Tokyo’s cherry blossom season kicks off early

This year’s sakura season is 5 days earlier than usual.

Blooming marvellous: Tokyo’s cherry blossom season officially begins

The blooming was five days earlier than the average, possibly due to low rainfall and longer hours of sunshine in winter.

Japan on track for hottest summer ever as ocean temperatures surge

Various regions across Japan are expected to register above-normal temperatures between June and August, the weather agency says.

Japan snowstorm traps 3,000 vehicles in 23km traffic jam

New Year return rush traps drivers on the Sanyo Expressway in Hiroshima, causing distress and triggering a wave of emergency calls.

Video | Japan quake victims ordered back into mall to secure cash