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Gordon Higgins and Chloe Douglas pose for a picture with Shorna-Kay Richards (center), Jamaica¡¯s ambassador to Japan.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Feb 18, 2026
Tokyo LGBTQ fundraiser to raise money for Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
Organizers blend art, drag and Jamaican cuisine to support marginalized communities still recovering from last year¡¯s devastating storm.
A terminal worker bows his head at New York's LaGuardia airport as a major winter storm spreads across a large swath of the United States on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 29, 2026
Storm tests American Airlines as stranded crews face hotel shortages and long waits for help
American Airlines said the storm has caused more than 9,000 cancellations, the largest weather-related disruption in its history.
A person walks down a snow-covered residential street as heavy snowfall blankets the streets across St. Louis on Saturday.
WORLD
Jan 25, 2026
U.S. winter storm sets off power grid emergencies and travel chaos
14,537 flights across the U.S. were grounded through Monday, reaching levels not seen since the government shutdown last year, airline tracking company FlightAware said.
The Mahurangi River crosses a road in Warkworth Wairere Scenic Reserve in Warkworth, New Zealand, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2026
People feared buried after New Zealand storms trigger landslide
States of local emergency have been declared across New Zealand's northernmost region and parts of the east coast following a tropical storm that triggered severe flooding.
Nurlela Agusfitri, 40, walks on uprooted trees on her way to the site of her former home in Pengidam, Aceh Tamiang, northern Sumatra, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 16, 2025
¡®The city was gone¡¯: Survivors recount flood chaos during rare Indonesian cyclone
Decades of industrial land clearing may have turned an unusual storm into a catastrophe.
A flooded neighborhood in Burlington, Washington, on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2025
Flood-stricken towns in Washington state brace for potential levee failures
U.S. National Guard troops assisted in evacuations after days of severe flooding in the Pacific Northwest.
The remains of uprooted trees are seen at the Darul Mukhlisin Islamic boarding school and mosque in the aftermath of flash floods at Aceh Tamiang in Indonesia's Northern Sumatra, on Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 11, 2025
Climate change supercharged $20 billion Asia floods, study finds
Warmer Indian Ocean waters likely fueled the two strongest storms, scientists reported in a rapid World Weather Attribution analysis released Thursday.
An area affected by a deadly flash flood following heavy rains in Aceh Tamiang regency, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Thursday
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 8, 2025
Hardships mount in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as flood tolls rise
Officials in disaster-hit parts of Indonesia reported shortages of food, shelter?and medicine as the death toll from floods reached 950 following weeks of heavy rain.
Uprooted trees lie alongside damaged buildings following a landslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah in Gampola, Sri Lanka, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2025
Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
At least 1,812 people have been killed in the natural disasters rolling across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam over the past two weeks.
Imuwarizal, 52, looks for his sister, who has been missing following a deadly flash flood, in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Tuesday. December.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2025
Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll tops 1,200
Torrential deluges paired with two tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.
A resident stands near debris as he inspects an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2025
Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 350
Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded.
The Osaka Wheel in the city of Suita made an emergency stop at around 5:47 p.m. during a thunderstorm, leaving the people stranded on nine gondolas.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2025
Lightning strike leaves 20 stranded on Japan¡¯s tallest Ferris wheel for hours
Passengers waited up to nine hours before they could disembark after the Ferris wheel came to an emergency stop.
A truck transports timber across an Amazonian field during a Greenpeace flyover amid the U.N. Climate Change Conference, near Cachoeira do Piria, state of Para, Brazil, on Nov. 13.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 18, 2025
With more heat and storms, can COP30 boost front-line resilience?
The question of how to make vulnerable communities more resilient in a hotter world is a key debate in the vast compound hosting the COP30 talks.
A resident paddles his boat through floodwaters past inundated houses in Tuguegarao City, the Philippines, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2025
Typhoon Fung-Wong hits Philippines with high winds and flooding
Fung-Wong was the second deadly typhoon to hit the country in the past week after Kalmaegi slammed into the central Philippines, and left more than 200 dead.
Residents walk over the debris of a structure destroyed in high winds in Nhon Hai fishing village near Quy Nhon in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi in Gia Lai province, central Vietnam, on Friday.
ENVIRONMENT
Nov 10, 2025
As Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia, scientists say rising temperatures are to blame
Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 188 people across the Philippines and caused untold damage to infrastructure and farmland across the archipelago.
HIMAWARI satellite imagery shows super typhoon Fung-wong as it approaches the Philippines on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2025
Philippines evacuates 100,000 people as Fung-wong intensifies into super typhoon
With sustained winds of 185 kph (115 mph) and gusts of up to 230 kph, the super typhoon known locally as Uwan is forecast to make landfall Sunday night at the earliest.
A photo of Typhoon Hinnamnor, captured aboard the International Space Station as the typhoon approached islands in Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 31, 2022.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2025
French study says climate change-driven storms endanger flight safety
Storms have become more intense, producing stronger winds and often resulting in greater in-flight turbulence, the study found.
A worker cleans broken glass at a hotel close to Quy Nhon beach as Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in Gia Lai province in central Vietnam Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2025
Typhoon Kalmaegi brings destruction to Vietnam as Philippines death toll rises
The storm hit central Vietnam late on Thursday, uprooting trees, damaging homes?and triggering power outages, before weakening as it moved inland.
A resident walks along damaged houses in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi in Talisay, in the province of Cebu on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2025
Kalmaegi death toll climbs to 66 as Philippine survivors confront destruction
Residents in the hardest-hit province of Cebu are confronting the devastation the typhoon has left behind: homes reduced to rubble, debris-filled streets and lives upended.
People walk on the street amid debris, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Black River, Jamaica, on Thursday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 31, 2025
Climate change made Hurricane Melissa four times more likely, says study
Warming caused mainly by burning fossil fuels increased both the likelihood and intensity of the devastating Category 5 hurricane, the study found.
Yen soars as Japan intervenes after issuing 'final' warning
Pedestrians walk past a stock quotation board showing the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Thursday.
New Zealand officials reject statue remembering 91²Ö¿â comfort women
A statue symbolizing former South Korean comfort women in Seoul
Japan secures enough petroleum-derived naphtha to last into 2027
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a government meeting on the Middle East on Thursday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan mum on yen intervention, heavy on jawboning, ahead of long holiday weekend
The yen was back in ?150-to-the-dollar territory after reports of intervention by the Japanese government.
Not even Japanese bathhouses are immune from shocks of Iran war
The interior of Ume-no-yu, a public bathhouse in the city of Nagano. Soaring oil prices driven by the war in the Middle East are threatening to deal a final blow to a storied Japanese institution: the sento, or traditional public bathhouse.
For tourists in Japan¡¯s outdoor sports scene, safety is not guaranteed
Each winter, countless tourists flock to Japan's famous snow-covered mountains, but a lack of top-down regulation on the country's outdoor sports industry can make certain activities unnecessarily risky.
¡®Sashiko¡¯ needlework artisan says craft is about 'the stories behind the stitching'
Traditional Japanese needlework has exploded in popularity, but a book from a third-generation artisan aims to bring more context to the craft's newfound popularity.
Tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori announces his retirement
Kei Nishikori, who has won 12 titles on the ATP Tour and climbed as high as No. 4 in the world rankings, on Thursday announced his retirement.
Japanese fried chicken with a Southern twist
A buttermilk-inspired marinade gives a rich umami flavor to your fried chicken.
Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima's nuclear disaster
Toru Yamada¡¯s documentary ¡°At the Triangle Intersection,¡± which delves into the lingering impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, follows Tetsu (center), the matriarch of the Watanabe family, her son, Takemasa (right) and her daughter-in-law, Shigeko.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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