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Yomiuri Shimbun
7 hours ago
- Climate
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Central Tokyo Records 11 Days with Temperatures over 30C in June, a New Record
Many places experienced intense heat on Saturday as a high pressure system covered the Japanese archipelago. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, temperatures in central Tokyo rose to 32.8C by noon, the 11th time this month that the highest temperature has exceeded 30C. This surpassed the previous records of 10 such hot days in June in central Tokyo, recorded in 1894 and 1979.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Baba Vanga's July 5 Prediction Sparks Panic After 500+ Earthquakes Rock Japan
500 earthquakes have shook the Tokara Islands after a popular manga with an eerie history of prophecies predicted a devastating super earthquake would strike Japan on July 5, 2025. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This is one of the most terrifying predictions has ever been made by someone in advance. Now, keeping the current situation in the mind, people are now more scared by seeing this current scenario and considering the predictions as reality. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reports nearly 500 tremors have rattled a remote island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan since Saturday. We can consider it as fortunate thing that no significant damage has been reported so far despite the ongoing tremors on the Tokara Islands, which are south of Kyushu. Since Saturday morning, there has been an increase in seismic activity on Kodakarajima Island in the Tokara Islands chain, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency. Why Japan encounter frequent Tremors? The Pacific "Ring of Fire," which includes Japan, is made up of four main tectonic plates. Approximately 1,500 earthquakes occur in the country each year as a result, accounting for about 18% of all earthquakes globally. Most of them are minor, but some can be very harmful depending on where and how deep they are. Expert Opinion: Interpreting the Alarming Signs According to Yokose, a specialist on marine volcanoes stated that there is a probability of an earthquake up to magnitude 6. For the next week or so, folks should be on high alert, he warns. Yokose emphasized that this wave of minor earthquakes is not a sign of a catastrophic occurrence, such as a mega-quake like the one that occurred in the Nankai Trough. He claims that the geological processes that cause the tremors on the Kagoshima islands are completely distinct from those that would cause a huge earthquake off the Pacific coast of Japan. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Mass Anxiety Spreads Amid Shocking Predictions and Events The public across the nation is in fear and it is growing day by day as July 5 is coming near. People are now believing that the predictions made by Ryo Tatsuki might come true in the near future as the earthquake continue. We must mention here that according to Ryo Tatsuki, a famous manga artist had predicted in her book " The Future I Saw" about the catastrophic event that will strike Japan o0n July 5. Additionally, in that book she talks about cities falling into the ocean, boiling water, enormous bubbles, and a mega-tsunami that was more powerful than the one that struck Tohoku in 2011. Disclaimer: Now, this can be an alarming situation for all the people living in Japan or nearby areas and they must take precautions before this disaster happens. People are advised to stay alert and they should keep themselves updated with the current news..!!
Asahi Shimbun
a day ago
- Climate
- Asahi Shimbun
Rainy season ends in western Japan, earliest on record
Visitors walk with parasols and portable fans under the scorching sun at the Osaka Kansai Expo site in Osaka on June 27. (Hiyori Uchiumi) The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on June 27 that the rainy season likely ended more than two weeks earlier than usual in southern and northern Kyushu in addition to the Shikoku, Chugoku and Kinki regions. If confirmed, the end of rainy season in northern Kyushu, Shikoku, Chugoku and Kinki would mark the earliest since record-keeping began in 1951. For southern Kyushu, the end would be the second earliest on record. Rainy season usually ends in mid-July in each of these regions, but this year, the seasonal rain front was pushed northward much earlier due to a strong Pacific high-pressure system. Compared to last year, rainy season ended 19 days earlier in southern Kyushu, 20 days earlier in northern Kyushu and Shikoku, 24 days earlier in Chugoku and 21 days earlier in Kinki. Compared to the average year, rainy season ended 18 days earlier in southern Kyushu, 22 days earlier in northern Kyushu, 20 days earlier in Shikoku and 22 days earlier in Chugoku and Kinki. The earliest end to rainy season ever recorded was July 1 in northern Kyushu and Shikoku, and July 3 in Chugoku and Kinki. The records of the beginning and end of the rainy season announced by the JMA are preliminary, with official figures to be announced in September after a review of the summer meteorological records and other factors. In the past, there have been revisions of about one month to the announcements of the preliminary end of the rainy season.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Western Japan sees earliest end to rainy season on record
Japan's rainy season ended at the earliest date on record in the country's western regions, meteorologists said Friday, as climate change makes global weather patterns less predictable. The rainy season usually lasts from June to July, but for a large swath of the country -- from Kyoto to the southern island of Kyushu -- it ended roughly three weeks earlier than usual, the national weather agency said. Previous records for the earliest ending to the rainy season in those areas were in early July, logged in the 1960s through the 1990s, added the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Japan endured its hottest summer on record last year as climate change pushes up temperatures worldwide. Increasingly dry winters have also raised the risk of wildfires. A blaze that broke out in the city of Ofunato in early March was Japan's worst in over half a century. For the nation's Pacific coast, last winter was the driest since records began in 1946, according to the JMA. Strong typhoons have also triggered floods and landslides in recent years. "Currently, in the western regions, we are seeing a strong high-pressure system that is not likely to weaken in the foreseeable future," a JMA meteorologist told AFP on Friday. He said it was not possible to draw a direct link between the current weather conditions and climate change. But a changing climate has been observed "over many years", he added. hih/kaf/sco
The Mainichi
a day ago
- Climate
- The Mainichi
Wide areas of west Japan mark record early end to rainy season
FUKUOKA -- The rainy season has likely ended in wide areas of west Japan, marking the earliest ever passing in most of these areas since records began being kept in 1951. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced June 27 that the rainy season has likely ended in the southern Kyushu region, the northern Kyushu region with Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the Shikoku, Chugoku and Kinki regions. Except for southern Kyushu, this marks the earliest end to the rainy season since statistics began being kept in 1951. However, as these are preliminary, the dates may be revised in September. Compared to an average year, the rainy season ended 18 days earlier in southern Kyushu, 20 days earlier in Shikoku, and 22 days earlier in northern Kyushu, Chugoku and Kinki. Previously, the earliest recorded end to the rainy season was July 1 for northern Kyushu and Shikoku, and July 3 for Chugoku and Kinki. The earliest end in southern Kyushu remains June 24, so no new record was set there. This year, the rainy season began on May 16 in southern Kyushu, June 8 in northern Kyushu and Shikoku, and June 9 in Chugoku and Kinki. According to the JMA, high pressure systems are expected to bring sunny weather over the next week. Some areas may experience extremely hot days with temperatures hitting 35 degrees Celsius or above, prompting warnings about the risk of heatstroke. (Japanese original by Azusa Yamazaki, Kyushu New Department)
