Severe tropical storm Jangmi is passing near Japan’s Kanto region. People in the area are urged to be alert for landslides and flooding, as well as strong winds. Jangmi is traveling over waters south of Chiba Prefecture. It was moving east-northeast at 45 kilometers per hour as of 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
The number of babies born to Japanese nationals dropped to a record low in 2025. Japan’s health ministry says the number of births fell by 14,937 from the year before to 671,236. The figure has been declining for 10 consecutive years, and is now the lowest since record-keeping began in 1899.
The UN’s weather agency says there is an 80 percent chance that the climatic condition known as El Nino will occur from June through August. It warns that most parts of the world could see higher temperatures, heavy rains and other extreme weather conditions. El Nino conditions develop when the Pacific seawater off Peru becomes warmer than regular years. The phenomenon is believed to affect climates around the world.