Japan: Severe Weather Strikes Western Region, Triggers Hail and Heavy Rainfall

A strong cold air mass destabilized the atmosphere across western Japan, Tokai, and Hokuriku, on Friday, May 1, triggering heavy rain, thunder, and hail, with further sudden weather changes expected.

Japan: Intense Rainfall Batters Parts Of Kanto Region 4

Intense rainfall battered parts of Kanto region Wednesday evening, August 7 causing flash flooding across the region.

Japan: Intense Rainfall Batters Parts Of Kanto Region 2

Intense rainfall battered parts of Kanto region Wednesday evening, August 7 causing flash flooding across the region.

Japan: Intense Rainfall Batters Parts Of Kanto Region 3

Intense rainfall battered parts of Kanto region Wednesday evening, August 7 causing flash flooding across the region.

Japan: Intense Rainfall Batters Parts Of Kanto Region

Parts of Kanto region were battered by Intense rainfall Wednesday evening, August 7. This video shows rain with strong winds In Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture where 60 millimeters of rain fell in an hour.

Japan: Massive Lightning Captured At Soccer Stadium North Of Tokyo

A massive lightning was captured on camera at Saitama Stadium in Saitama City, north of Tokyo Wednesday, August 7. The professional soccer league game between Urawa Reds and Kashiwa Reysol was cancelled due to the thunderstorm.

Japan braces for heavy snow, warns of traffic disruption

Snow fell in parts of northern and western Japan facing the Sea of Japan as a cold air mass blew into the archipelago Tuesday, with flights canceled and the weather agency warning of heavy snow in other areas and traffic disruption due to frozen roads. Wide areas of the country, including the Pacific side, could see heavy snowfall from Tuesday evening to Wednesday, as low-pressure systems near Hokkaido and south of Japan will bring the coldest air of this winter, making atmospheric conditions extremely unstable, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. As the strong winter patterns are expected to take hold through Thursday, some parts of the country could see their lowest temperatures in a decade, leading to a possibility of snowfall in Tokyo and Osaka, the agency said.

41 killed in massive church fire in Egypt's Giza

STORY: 41 killed in massive church fire in Egypt's Giza DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fire scene STORYLINE: At least 41 people were killed and 12 others injured in a massive fire that broke out in a Coptic church in Egypt's Giza Province on Sunday. According to the Egyptian Health Ministry, the accident took place in Abu Sifin church in the Imbaba neighborhood, and four of those injured are in unstable conditions. The Egyptian Interior Ministry said the fire started from an air conditioner on the second floor of the church building because of an electrical fault. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi extended his condolences to the victims of the church fire in a phone call to Pope Tawadros II, head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada (C), president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., and other company officials bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015. U.S. auto safety regulators announced earlier that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada, president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015, following the announcement by U.S. auto safety regulators that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada, president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015, following the announcement by U.S. auto safety regulators that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo