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The Japan TimesAbout 18,000 people are expected to die in a worst-case scenario if Tokyo becomes the epicenter of a major earthquake, according to the Japanese government’s latest forecast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/19/japan/japan-tokyo-major-quake-damages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #tokyo #disasterpreparedness
The Japan TimesA man accused of carrying out Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in three decades has emerged from a coma and is set to be charged, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/asia-pacific/crime-legal/bondi-beach-gunman-charges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #religion #terrorism #islamicstate #australia #massshootings #sydney
The Japan TimesJapan has lifted a special advisory for further earthquakes and tsunamis in the Hokkaido and Sanriku coastal areas, though people are still urged to maintain vigilance in the wake of Dec. 8’s magnitude 7.5 temblor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/japan-quake-advisory-lifted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #meteorologicalagency #geology #tohoku #hokkaido
The Japan TimesDecades of industrial land clearing in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, may have turned an unusual storm into a catastrophe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/asia-pacific/society/indonesia-cyclone-flood-survivors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #indonesia #floods #typhoons #cyclonesenyar #subiantoprabowo #disasterpreparedness #landslides
The Japan TimesResidents and emergency crews in towns along the rain-engorged Skagit River in western Washington state braced on Friday for potential levee failures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/13/world/washingston-state-flooding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #washingtonstate #floods
The Japan TimesThe Pentagon’s troubled V-22 Osprey program recorded more serious accidents in each of the last two fiscal years than the average during any of the previous eight years, U.S. congressional auditors said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/13/world/osprey-incidents-watchdog/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #osprey #gsdf #sdf #us #usmilitary
The Japan TimesIf Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wants more industries to support his plan to eliminate the sugar substitute, people must first understand the schemes that led to this sticky situation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/11/world/americas-corn-syrup-addiction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #richardnixon #robertfkennedyjr #geraldford #jimmycarter #yoshiyukitakasaki #archerdanielsmidlands #jmsmucker #cocacola #cornysyrup #sugar #sovietunion
The Japan TimesA series of earthquakes with magnitudes of 7 or 8 may occur after a 7.5 magnitude quake struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture on Monday, a research institute has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/tohoku-university-magaquakes-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tohokuuniversity #aomori #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness
The Japan TimesAn advisory on possible future earthquakes in northern Japan has led to cancellations of hotel bookings and suspensions of fishing operations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/lodging-cancellation-earthquake-advisory/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness #fishing
The Japan TimesAs many teenagers in Australia grapple with a new reality without social media, content creators who spent years cultivating their followings are also feeling the effects of losing their most active audience members. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/asia-pacific/australian-ban-content-creators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #australia #socialmedia #children #instagram #tiktok #youtube #meta #alphabet