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The Togetsu bridge on the Katsura river in Kyoto during heavy rains in western Japan on July 6, 2018. The country's meteorological agency has warned of more to come. Photo: AFP/JIJI PRESS
Posted inJapan, Middle East, Northeast Asia

More than one million at risk as heavy rains hammer Japan

by Andrew Salmon July 6, 2018February 18, 2020
The damaged building is seen after an earthquake hit Hualien, Taiwan on February 8, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Posted inChina, Japan, Northeast Asia, Taiwan

Filipina carer still missing after deadly Hualien earthquake

by Asia Times staff February 8, 2018February 18, 2020
Mount Mayon erupts in Daraga, Albay province, south of Manila on January 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Volcanic eruption in Philippines may last for months

by Asia Times staff and agencies January 27, 2018February 18, 2020
File photos show the launch of a North Korean Hwasong-12 missile. Photos: Handout
Posted inBeijing, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Did North Korean missile hit a city near Pyongyang last April?

by Asia Times staff January 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Residents wade through the flooding in Cagayan de Oro city in the Philippines. Photo: Reuters / Froilan Gallardo
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Tropical storm in Philippines kills at least 200 people

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2017February 18, 2020
Japanese house drifting in the Pacific Ocean after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated the coastline. US Navy photo/Dylan McCord
Posted inUncategorized

After the tsunami, Japan’s sea creatures crossed an ocean

by Peter Langan September 29, 2017February 18, 2020
Chinese paramilitary police carry a survivor after an earthquake in Jiuzhaigou county, Ngawa prefecture, Sichuan province, China August 9, 2017. Reuters/Stringer
Posted inChengdu, China, Middle East, Taiwan

Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, including tourists; injures 247

by Reuters August 9, 2017February 18, 2020
A screengrab taken from a broadcast by China's  CCTV on June 24, 2017 shows rescuers looking for survivors after a landslide hit the village of Xinmo. Photo: AFP / CCTV
Posted inChina, Middle East

Landslide hits Sichuan village; around 100 feared buried

by Agence France-Presse June 24, 2017February 18, 2020

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