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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.
Two Japanese mountaineers believed to have been climbing Mount Gangapurna in the Himalayas have gone missing.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2026
Two Japanese climbers missing in the Himalayas
The two Japanese nationals have been out of contact since Oct. 15 and local authorities have been searching for them.
The majestic Namcha Barwa in Tibet stands at the heart of the Medog Dam project, one of the world’s most ambitious hydroelectric undertakings.?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 16, 2026
Japan and India must prepare for the risks of China’s Medog dam
Infrastructure investment in the Himalayas must go hand in hand with regional water cooperation and disaster resilience.
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.
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.
Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24, where he made a plea for climate justice in the wake of recent deadly glacial floods.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2026
Nepal’s PM says when the house is burning, we act
Nepal is not a passive bystander to a remote emergency; it is its barometer, and the instruments are flashing red.
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.
Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal speaks during an interview in Kathmandu on Sept. 1 in the aftermath of flash floods.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 25, 2026
Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepalese minister
The Himalayan nation suffered one of the worst catastrophes in its history late last month when a tsunami-like flood cut a swath of destruction.
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.
Flooding damage on the Trishuli River in Betrawati, Nepal, on Sept. 4
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 17, 2026
Climate and seismic factors primed ‘unprecedented’ Nepal disaster
The catastrophic mountain flooding in Nepal that killed more than 1,300 was nearly impossible to predict, an international team of scientists says.
Snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas in Shigatse in China's Tibet region on Sept. 6.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 14, 2026
Himalayas approaching tipping point with millions of livelihoods at stake: report
As glaciers retreat, they are leaving behind unstable glacial lakes held back by little more than loose rock and ice.
Kapur Devi Sah, mother of Sanjay Sah, a survivor rescued after spending nine days trapped in a hydropower station tunnel following flash floods, gets emotional as she hugs her son upon his arrival at their house in Tilathi Koiladi village in Saptari District, Nepal, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2026
Nepal tunnel survivor finds solace in village homecoming
At least 1,386 people have died and 5,130 are still missing across Nepal weeks after a Himalayan glacier collapsed near the Chinese border.
Flooding damage on the Trishuli River in Betrawati, Nepal, on Sept. 4
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2026
How China and Nepal are battling flood rumors online
Both countries have gone after fake posts on the flood, but Beijing has done more to suppress footage and punish people challenging official figures.
A child sits alone near a temporary learning center run by the Save the Children charity for children separated from their parents during flash floods, in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2026
Children in flood-hit Nepal grapple with loss and cling to hope
More than 500 children have been separated from their parents by the catastrophic Aug. 26 flooding that hit the China-Nepal border.
A woman walks past houses damaged by last month's massive flash floods in the town of Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2026
Nepal takes its floods to the U.N. — and asks who will pay
Experts have attributed the flooding to a massive rockslide in the Himalayas, a hazard that climate change is making more frequent as the region warms.
Damaged homes are seen on Sept. 2, a week after devastating flash floods hit Baireni, in Nepal's Dhading district, leaving scores dead and even more missing.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / FOCUS
Sep 9, 2026
Could Japan see more avalanches like one that hit Nepal?
Though the scale and mechanisms may vary, experts say Japan is not immune to the risk of catastrophic mudslides.
The spillway, foreground, at Imja Lake in Nepal, an attempt to reduce flood hazard, in June 2025
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 9, 2026
Nepal glacier saw exceptional heat before collapse caused deadly floods, data shows
Average temperatures on the mountain glacier at an altitude of 5,200 meters were estimated at around 5 degrees Celsius between Aug. 21 and 26.
Sanjay Sah, a survivor rescued from a tunnel of the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower project nine days after deadly flash floods, is transported by rescuers in Nuwakot, Nepal, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2026
How two men in Nepal survived nine days in a flooded tunnel
The rescue of the two men has given hope to search teams that some of the 121 workers still believed to be trapped underground are still alive.
A man is carried by members of a search and rescue team after being rescued along with another from a tunnel at the Trishuli-3A Hydropower Project, in Rasuwa, Nepal, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2026
Nepali rescuers focus on 900 hydropower workers in wake of catastrophic floods
Officials say 121 people could be trapped in tunnels as Nepal marked the 13th day after the disaster.
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.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
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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