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Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2026
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
The climbers were attempting the first summit of the 7,140-meter Gangapurna West in alpine style, but lost contact after Oct. 15.
Customers eat at Ramen Mitake, a ramen shop in Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 22, 2026
Buoyed by community support, flood-hit ramen shop in Chiba reopens
Messages of encouragement from customers and people in the neighborhood helped the owner of Ramen Mitake to find the strength to start over.
Akihisa Suzuki in one of his greenhouses in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 16. Suzuki's farmland of about 5,000 square meters, including four greenhouses, flooded for 10 days, destroying all of his crops.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2026
As residents of flood-hit Chiba Prefecture rebuild, concerns about the future linger
According to Chiba Prefecture’s disaster response headquarters, 10 people have been killed and 37 injured in the prefecture by Typhoon Dujuan.
Locals walk through sludge along the banks of the Budhi Gandaki river, a day after a flashflood caused by a dry landslide, in Nepal's Gorkha district on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2026
More than 100 foreign trekkers stranded in flood-hit region of Nepal, official says
Hundreds were rescued after the flooding of a river in central Nepal over the weekend swept away hiking trails and bridges.
Areas affected by flooding of the Budhi Gandaki river following a dry landslide in Chumnubri village, in Nepal's Gorkha district, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2026
Five people missing after Nepal flash floods sweep away houses
Some 45 houses were swept away, with the flood also damaging three hydropower projects and four bridges.
People walk past damaged houses following deadly flash floods and a mudslide in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Sept. 21
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 9, 2026
Inside the deadlock at the world’s top climate science body
Such assessments have informed every major United Nations climate agreement for three decades.
A local resident walks in a flooded area after heavy rain in Oami-Shirasato, Chiba Pref., on Aug. 14.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / Longform
Oct 9, 2026
Extreme rain is testing 91AV原创 flood defenses
More intense rain is overwhelming flood defenses and reaching places outside predicted risk zones, leaving residents to confront unexpected dangers.
Vehicles are partially submerged after heavy rain caused floods in the city of Sakura in Chiba Prefecture last month.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 7, 2026
Remote-controlled traffic barriers to be installed at flood-prone underpasses
The move comes on the heels of a series of deaths at flooded underpasses, including during heavy rain in August.
A Japan Meteorological Agency official explains the weather conditions seen during September at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2026
Tokyo’s record streak of rain comes to an end
Friday’s showers capped the city’s longest stretch of rainy days since records began in 1886.
A woman displaced by recent flash floods and mudslides, poses for a photograph on the sludge that buried her home in Betrawati, in Nepal's Nuwakot district, on Sept. 9.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2026
Nepal’s grim DNA puzzle to identify flood dead
At Nepal’s two forensic laboratories, experts are working to profile samples and build a database on a scale they have never handled before.
Pedestrians cross a road near Shinjuku district in Tokyo on Tuesday, as strong Typhoon Surigae approaches Japan.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2026
Tokyo sets a new record with 34 straight days of rain
The rainy-day streak is the longest since the Japan Meteorological Agency began keeping records in 1886.
A flooded street in Bangkok on Monday
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2026
Thailand floods hit Thai Airways and Honda as disruption spreads
Thailand stepped up relief efforts as the severe flooding has widened the economic toll from days of torrential rain.
A woman rides on a boat in a flooded area following heavy rain in Bangkok on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2026
Thousands huddle in Bangkok shelters as Thai flood damage seen at over $320 million
Bangkok is among 41 provinces across Thailand hit by floods since Sept. 16 that killed at least eight people.
People navigate next to stranded buses in a flooded area in Bangkok on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2026
Bangkok gets a month of rain in weekend, disrupting city
The more than 12 inches of rain Thailand’s capital received forced the government to close public offices and postpone economic data releases.
Heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan breaches embankments at Inbanuma, a major lake in Chiba Prefecture on Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2026
Strong typhoon moves near Okinawa before possibly hitting storm-weary Kanto
The typhoon could hit areas still recovering from last week’s storm, which caused extensive damage and killed at least 10 people.
A woman walks through flood waters in front of a bus after heavy rain in Bangkok on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2026
Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters
Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated, with around 52,000 households affected by the floods, which prompted a disaster declaration.
The Nepali Army conducts a search-and-rescue operation inside the Chilime Hydropower Station tunnel days after deadly flash floods and mudslides in Nepal's Rasuwa district on Sept. 10.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / FOCUS
Sep 27, 2026
Nepal’s hydropower ambitions face climate reality check
More than 90% of Nepal’s electricity comes from hydropower, but extensive damage to its river projects has prompted questions about energy security.
Most of the roughly 50,000 eels cultured by the Inbanuma fisheries cooperative in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, are believed to have died or been swept away due to flooding.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2026
Heavy rain deals blow to fish and rice farmers in Chiba Prefecture
Most of the roughly 50,000 eels cultured by the Inbanuma fisheries cooperative in Narita are believed to have died or been swept away.
A house in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, is swept away by a landslide on Wednesday caused by Typhoon Dujuan.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2026
Deadly impacts of Typhoon Dujuan highlight toll of repeated rain disasters
Some residents are struggling to deal with flooding for the second time in weeks, after heavy rain that caused damage and disruption just last month.
Balendra Shah is due to address the United Nations General Assembly this week, using his first foreign trip as prime minister to press Nepal's case for greater international support to recover from a flood that scientists have linked to climate change.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2026
Rapper faces first big test as prime minister after Nepal flood disaster
The disaster has caused climate diplomacy to overshadow Balendra Shah’s anti-corruption agenda that helped his rise to office.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
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Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
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Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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