Southwestern Japan braces for Typhoon Shanshan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
WEBTyphoon Shanshan is bearing down on southern Japan's Amami Islands. Residents are being advised to stay on high alert for destructive winds and flooding. The typhoon is currently heading...
Typhoon Shanshan Approaches Japan, Bringing Heavy Rain and …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · After approaching the Amami Islands, the storm is predicted to shift north on Wednesday and approach Kyushu, one of Japan’s main islands, by Thursday. It may make landfall in Kyushu, the agency...
Transport disrupted as typhoon expected to hit western Japan
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Typhoon Shanshan, located near the Amami island region in southwestern Japan, was advancing at a sluggish pace that could cause extended disruption, with the Japan Meteorological Agency forecasting heavy rain in a wide area covering Amami and western and eastern Japan's Pacific coast.
Amami Oshima: Japan’s UNESCO-listed subtropical island paradise
WEBNov 23, 2022 · Amami Oshima is one of eight islands in the Amami archipelago – just some of the numerous islands that spot the 1,200-kilometer stretch of sea between mainland Japan and Taiwan.
'Very strong' Typhoon Shanshan could see Kyushu landfall on …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Typhoon Shanshan on Tuesday intensified into a “very strong” storm — the Meteorological Agency’s second highest level within a three-tier classification system — as it moved northward, with severe...
Typhoon Shanshan threatens heavy rain and traffic disruption in ...
WEBThe JMA said up to 400 millimeters (15.7 inches) of rainfall on the Amami island over the next 24 hours, and up to 500 millimeters (19.7 inches) in the Kyushu region from Wednesday to Thursday. Fishers in the Kyushu region tied their boats to the port facilities Monday to prepare for the typhoon.
Japan's latest World Natural Heritage Site: Amami-Oshima Island ...
WEBJul 27, 2021 · Japan's southern islands of Amami Oshima, Tokunoshima and Iriomote, as well as the Yanbaru Region in the north of Okinawa Island, became Japan's newest UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in July 2021. …
New Yorker recalls life on Amami island 70 years after reversion
WEBDec 26, 2023 · The Amami Islands, now part of Kagoshima Prefecture, marked the 70th anniversary of their return to Japanese administration on Monday, at a time when the number of U.S. citizens who were living...
Amami Islands Mark 70 Years since Return to Japan - The Japan News
WEBDec 26, 2023 · AMAMI, Kagoshima (Jiji Press) — The Amami Islands in southwestern Japan on Monday marked 70 years since their return to Japan from postwar U.S. occupation.
The Wild Life in One-of-a-Kind Amami - NHKオンライン
WEBJul 3, 2023 · Amami Oshima Islands, designated as a Natural World Heritage site in 2021, is home to rich biodiversity, including many endemic species.