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Japan: Nearly 7,000 Stranded Overnight at Narita Airport Amid Heavy Rain

Nearly 7,000 people were stranded overnight at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture on Thursday, August 13, after heavy rain suspended train and bus services around the area. The airport operator allowed some travelers to stay in restricted areas inside the terminals, providing food, water and sleeping bags, and long lines formed Friday morning as transport services resumed.

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Summer lantern event at Kyoto temple

Lanterns illuminate the grounds of Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2026, the opening day of the three-day summer event called "Mantoue." Some 10,000 lanterns are featured in the 65th event with about 40,000 people expected to visit.

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Summer lantern event at Kyoto temple

Lanterns illuminate the grounds of Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2026, the opening day of the three-day summer event called "Mantoue." Some 10,000 lanterns are featured in the 65th event with about 40,000 people expected to visit.

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Summer lantern event at Kyoto temple

Lanterns illuminate the grounds of Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2026, the opening day of the three-day summer event called "Mantoue." Some 10,000 lanterns are featured in the 65th event with about 40,000 people expected to visit.

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Japan: Record-Breaking Rain Batters Chiba, Triggering Evacuations 7

Eight people have been confirmed dead in Chiba Prefecture after record rainfall hit the greater Tokyo area through early Friday, August 14. Nearly 7,000 people were stranded overnight at Narita Airport as trains and buses were suspended, while about 23,000 homes remained without power across the area.

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Parasol dance festival in western Japan

Dancers holding colorful parasols adorned with bells perform during the Shan-Shan festival in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2026.

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Parasol dance festival in western Japan

Dancers holding colorful parasols adorned with bells perform during the Shan-Shan festival in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2026.

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Parasol dance festival in western Japan

Dancers holding colorful parasols adorned with bells perform during the Shan-Shan festival in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2026.

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Parasol dance festival in western Japan

Dancers holding colorful parasols adorned with bells perform during the Shan-Shan festival in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2026.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Chiba

Stranded travelers rest in sleeping bags at Narita airport in Narita in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2026, after torrential rain overnight caused flight cancellations and disruption of public transportation.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

NBA star Rui Hachimura meets the press at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, following a training session held ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16. Hachimura of the Los Angeles Clippers recently expressed his intention to return to play for Japan.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

NBA star Rui Hachimura meets the press at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, following a training session held ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16. Hachimura of the Los Angeles Clippers recently expressed his intention to return to play for Japan.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

NBA star Rui Hachimura meets the press at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, following a training session held ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16. Hachimura of the Los Angeles Clippers recently expressed his intention to return to play for Japan.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

NBA star Rui Hachimura meets the press at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, following a training session held ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16. Hachimura of the Los Angeles Clippers recently expressed his intention to return to play for Japan.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a mudslide in Togane in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 14, 2026, after torrential rain overnight.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a mudslide in Togane in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 14, 2026, after torrential rain overnight.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a mudslide in Togane in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 14, 2026, after torrential rain overnight.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a residential area submerged in floodwater in Oamishirasato in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 14, 2026, after torrential rain overnight.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a residential area submerged in floodwater in Oamishirasato in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 14, 2026, after torrential rain overnight.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a residential area submerged in floodwater in Oamishirasato in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 14, 2026, after torrential rain overnight.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows vehicles submerged in floodwater in Oamishirasato in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 14, 2026, after torrential rain overnight.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a vehicle submerged in floodwater in Oamishirasato in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 14, 2026, after torrential rain overnight.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members are mobilized at JR Soga station in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 14, 2026, to transport stranded people after railway operations were disrupted following torrential rain overnight.

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Japan: Record-Breaking Rain Batters Chiba, Triggering Evacuations 6

Eight people have been confirmed dead in Chiba Prefecture after record rainfall hit the greater Tokyo area through early Friday, August 14. Nearly 7,000 people were stranded overnight at Narita Airport as trains and buses were suspended, while about 23,000 homes remained without power across the area.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 14 2026, shows temporary toilets set up at junior high school used as an evacuation center in Yatsushiro in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 9, 2026, shows temporary toilets set up at junior high school used as an evacuation center in Yatsushiro in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 9, 2026, shows temporary toilets set up at junior high school used as an evacuation center in Yatsushiro in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 9, 2026, shows temporary toilets set up at junior high school used as an evacuation center in Yatsushiro in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Kyushu Expressway fully reopens

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2026, shows the Kyusyu Expressway near an interchange in Yatsushiro in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. It fully reopened the same day after a hiatus due to the July 28 earthquake that struck the region.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

Japan's Rui Hachimura practices at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

Japan's Rui Hachimura (C) practices at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16.

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Kyushu Expressway fully reopens

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2026, shows the Kyusyu Expressway near an interchange in Yatsushiro in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. It fully reopened the same day after a hiatus due to the July 28 earthquake that struck the region.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

Japan's Rui Hachimura practices at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Aug. 14, 2026, ahead of men's basketball international friendlies against South Korea on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16.

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H3 rocket launch

MINAMITANE, Japan, Aug. 12 Kyodo - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency head Hiroshi Yamakawa holds a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2026, following the successful launch of H3 rocket No. 9 carrying the Michibiki No. 7 positioning satellite. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

KOCHI, Japan, Aug. 10 Kyodo - Dancers perform during the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2026, in Kochi, western Japan. About 18,000 people from 197 teams plan to dance during the annual event that began in 1954, running through Aug. 12. (Kyodo)

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Fireworks festival in Niigata

NAGAOKA, Japan, Aug. 3 Kyodo - Fireworks light up the night sky in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2026, during one of the three largest fireworks festivals in Japan. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan, Aug. 10 Kyodo - Video taken from a drone on Aug. 10, 2026, shows Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, ahead of its expected reopening to the public, possibly on Aug. 13. The castle closed immediately after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28. (Kyodo)

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

(From L) Japan's Tomoyuki Matsushita, Kazusa Kuroda, Katsuhiro Matsumoto and Tatsuya Murasa pose with their bronze medals for the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

(From L) Japan's Tatsuya Murasa, Kazusa Kuroda, Katsuhiro Matsumoto and Tomoyuki Matsushita celebrate after winning the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay bronze at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan acknowledges the crowd after finishing third in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

McKenzie Siroky (C) of the United States poses during the medal ceremony after winning the women's 100-meter breaststroke gold at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026, alongside silver medalist Tang Qianting (L) of China and bronze medalist Satomi Suzuki of Japan.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan competes en route to winning bronze in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan poses during the medal ceremony after winning the women's 100-meter breaststroke bronze at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan acknowledges the crowd after finishing third in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan competes en route to winning bronze in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Swimming: Pan Pacific swimming

Satomi Suzuki of Japan competes en route to winning bronze in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Japan provides mine-detection system to Ukraine

Photo taken in Kyiv on Aug. 13, 2026, shows the mine-detection system Japan is to provide to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine via the Japan International Cooperation Agency. A ceremony to commemorate the handing over of the system, operated using Ukraine-made drones, was held there the same day.

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Japan provides mine-detection system to Ukraine

Japan International Cooperation Agency Ukraine office head Osamu Hattori (far R) and Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome (2nd from R) pose for a photo with Ukrainian officials during a ceremony in Kyiv on Aug. 13, 2026, to provide a mine-detection system, operated using Ukraine-made drones, to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 14, 2026, shows vehicles submerged in floodwaters in a parking lot in Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, after torrential rain overnight. Japan's weather agency issued its highest Level 5 warning in parts of the prefecture.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 14, 2026, shows vehicles submerged in floodwaters in a parking lot in Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, after torrential rain overnight. Japan's weather agency issued its highest Level 5 warning in parts of the prefecture.