投稿者: tomoyasu

1. A large typhoon’s storm zone has engulfed Japan’s southwestern islands. Weather officials are warning of violent winds, high waves, landslides and other storm-related disasters. The Japan Meteorological Agency says that as of 5 a.m. Friday, Typhoon Dolphin was over waters 140 kilometers east-southeast of Okinoerabu Island and believed to be moving west at 20 kilometers per hour.

2. The Japanese Finance Ministry has revealed the government and the Bank of Japan spent a record single-day amount to support the yen on April 30.　The outlay of more than 6.2 trillion yen, or about 40 billion dollars, was the most since such data became available in 1991.

3. More than 36,000 households in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture are still without water 10 days after a massive earthquake struck the region. The water supply is not expected to be fully restored until the end of this month.Prefectural officials say the quake caused water outages for as many as 108,000 households at one point. They say the supply is gradually being restored, but water remains cut off for about 36,880 households in the cities of Yatsushiro and Uki and the towns of Hikawa and Kosa.

1. Hiroshima held its annual peace ceremony on Thursday, marking 81 years since the atomic bombing. People across Japan are taking time to pause and remember the victims. Hiroshima fell silent at 8:15 a.m., the same minute the US dropped the bomb in 1945.The heat and radiation from the blast destroyed the city, killing an estimated 140,000 people by the end of the year. Many who survived suffer from cancer and other diseases related to radiation exposure.

2. Two Ukrainian artists have painted the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a store shutter to express fears of a nuclear attack on their country. Anastasiia Merezhko and her husband Maksym Rybalko are both painters living in Ukraine. Last month, they painted a crying girl and a mushroom cloud on the shutter of a vacant store in the capital Kyiv.

3. The Kumamoto prefectural government says it has confirmed 38 deaths from the powerful earthquake on July 28. It also says about 6,900 people are staying at evacuation shelters in the prefecture.

1. Japanese weather officials are warning that there is a possibility of further strong earthquakes occurring over the next week or so in quake-stricken Kumamoto Prefecture.

2. A powerful typhoon is expected to approach the Okinawa and Amami regions in southern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Dolphin was located south of Japan as of 3 a.m. on Wednesday, and traveling west at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour.

3. Reuters news agency says the US Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, raising concerns about readiness for future conflicts.

1. A zoo in Tokyo says three lions have died. Veterinarians suspect they had heatstroke.　In mid-July, 10 out of the 16 lions at Tama Zoological Park fell ill, with some unable to stand and others losing their appetites.Although staff tried to treat the animals by cooling their bodies and administering medication, a three-year-old female died on July 28. She was followed by an 11-year-old female on July 31 and a 15-year-old female on August 2.

2. A major beverage maker has started selling bottled mineral water without labels in some vending machines in Tokyo. Coca-Cola Japan says the aim is to reduce plastic waste. Product information is now printed on the bottle caps instead.

3. Hundreds of people from Japan and South Korea have marched through the streets of Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, to recreate a procession of Korean envoys sent to Japan centuries ago. During the Edo period, these diplomatic missions were sent to Japan 12 times, traveling via Tsushima to and from the city of Edo, which later became Tokyo.The parade has been held since 1980 to promote friendship between Japan and South Korea.

1. Temperatures surpassed 40 degrees Celsius in Japan’s western prefecture of Kumamoto on Monday, breaking prefectural heat records. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the area last week. Officials advise people there to watch out for heatstroke and the possibility of more quakes.

2. US President Donald Trump says talks to end the conflict with Iran are set to begin on Monday. This comes after he canceled what he called planned major strikes against the country.

3. Japan’s finance minister says the ministry stepped into the currency market last week to buy the Japanese yen in coordination with the US Department of the Treasury. The joint intervention is believed to be behind a sharp 5-yen jump in the Japanese currency against the dollar in New York trading last week. The move pushed the yen to its strongest in about two-and-a-half months from levels near a 40-year low.

1. Communities across southwestern Japan face a long road to recovery after this week’s massive earthquake. Authorities say the death toll could now stand at 36. The figure is still being verified.

2. US media outlets reported on Friday that the US administration of President Donald Trump is planning to launch, together with Israel, strikes on energy infrastructure in Iran as soon as this weekend.

3. US President Donald Trump has signaled a hesitant position on whether to allow Ukraine to produce interceptor missiles used in the Patriot air defense system.

1. Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has confirmed that 30 people have died following the series of earthquakes in the Kyushu region. That number includes those under investigation for disaster-related causes.

2. A dangerous heatwave is expected to continue on Thursday across wide areas of Japan, with temperatures reaching 39 degrees Celsius in some parts. Areas affected by Tuesday’s devastating earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture in the southwest of the country are among those likely to experience scorching conditions.

3. An expert in disaster medicine is urging people staying in their cars after Tuesday’s strong earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to take measures to prevent a so-called economy-class syndrome.

1. Keiko Fujimori has been sworn in as Peru’s president following her narrow victory in the country’s presidential runoff election. Rightist Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, who died in 2024. She defeated a leftist candidate in a runoff election in June.

2. The Japanese government has decided to present the People’s Honor Award to retired speed skater Takagi Miho, who won a total of 10 Olympic medals. The award ceremony will take place next Tuesday. Takagi will be the 28th individual recipient of the honor. Takagi won three medals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in February. The haul extended her career Olympic medal tally to 10, the highest by any female Japanese athlete.

3. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency says many people could be trapped inside the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima Town. An explosion occurred at the facility after the earthquake, and the building’s second floor collapsed. Kumamoto Prefecture says 2 women in their 20s are dead and 1 person is in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest at a shopping mall. Authorities say rescue operations are ongoing.

1. An extremely powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan’s Kyushu region on Tuesday. Authorities in Kumamoto Prefecture received numerous reports of injuries from across the area. The magnitude 7.1 tremor struck in Kumamoto Prefecture at 4:27 p.m. It registered 7 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale — the highest level. The last quake of that intensity was the 2024 Noto Peninsula New Year’s quake.

2. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency says many people could be trapped inside the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima Town. An explosion was reported there following the quake, and the building’s second floor has collapsed. Police say they believe about 20 to 30 people are unaccounted for in the shopping mall. Details of the situation are unclear, and it is not known whether any customers are involved. Authorities say rescue operations continue.

3. Wildfires are still ravaging wide areas of France and Spain. Authorities are racing to prevent the flames from spreading, and the European Union is chipping in. In the region of Gironde, southwestern France, relatively cooler temperatures below 30 degrees Celsius on Monday helped to keep the fires from flaring up. But the damage already done is clear about 30 kilometers from the central city of Bordeaux. Woodland has been charred as far as the eye can see, and a strong burning smell filled the air.

1. Bestselling Japanese novelist Higashino Keigo has died, his publishers announced. He was 68. Higashino was born in Osaka Prefecture on February 4, 1958. He graduated from Osaka Prefecture University. He made his debut at age 27 with “Hokago,” or “After School” in 1985, when he worked as an engineer. The novel received the Edogawa Rampo Prize. Higashino was a prolific writer of fiction, primarily mysteries. His “Detective Galileo” series, first published in 1998, features a genius physicist who uses his expertise to solve cases. “The Devotion of Suspect X” in the series earned the writer the prestigious Naoki Prize in 2006. Higashino was known for his plot twists and in-depth portrayals of human character. One of the companies says about 109 million copies of his books have been released in Japan and his works have been published in 41 countries and regions. It said Higashino died of colorectal cancer on July 23.

2. Weather officials in Japan are calling on people to take precautions against heatstroke as scorching heat grips mainly western Japan and the Tokai region on Monday. The officials say atmospheric conditions will become very unstable in wide areas from the Tohoku region to Kyushu in the afternoon. They are urging caution over the risk of landslides as rain clouds are expected to develop.

3. A Ukrainian-born sumo wrestler has clinched his third career top-division championship at the July grand tournament after prevailing in a three-way playoff. Aonishiki, who holds the third highest rank of Sekiwake, was the sole leader with two losses after the penultimate day of the 15-day tournament in Nagoya, central Japan. Fellow Sekiwake Atamifuji and Kirishima, who has the second highest rank of Ozeki, followed with three losses each.