08SEP2018 (00:35 UTC-07 Tango 06) 17 Sharivar 1397/27 Dhu l-Hijja 1439/29 Xin-You 4716
It’s been six years since I last wrote one of my Japan, Modern Day Atlantis articles, but its looks like 2018 is another big-bad-year for Japan. The original story of Atlantis wasn’t just about a natural disaster, it was about human ignorance, arrogance, immorality and never ending wars.
The following is an incomplete list of main stream news articles from the first eight months of the Gregorian year 2018, concerning the Modern Day Atlantis of Japan.
FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER:
CNN: Japan finally recognizes first death related to Fukushima cleanup
Seatrade Cruise News: Cruise ships steer clear of Japan’s typhoon and quake-impacted areas
The Diplomat: Redundancy and Risk Management: Lessons from Japan’s Disasters
The Washington Post: First came its worst typhoon in 25 years, then deadly landslides
Automotive News Europe: Toyota halts production in Japan after deadly quake
S&P Global Platts: Refinery Shipments halted
South China Morning Post: Stranded in Japan as typhoon and earthquake strike days apart
Nikkei Asian Review: Earthquake and typhoon expose Japan’s disaster risks
Channel NewsAsia: Singapore Airlines cancels Osaka flights as typhoon floods Kansai
Anybody remember the Tower of Babel? Smithsonian: Japan Takes Tiny First Step Toward Space Elevator
AUGUST:
Military.com: U.S. Marine accused of stealing donation money for Japan flood victims
United States Army: USAG Japan tests emergency preparedness with annual full-scale exercise
Wall Street Journal: Japan to Spend Billions on U.S. Missile-Defense System
Insurance Journal: Insured Losses from Japan Floods Could Reach US$4B
The Guardian: ‘Sick to my stomach’: dolphin and penguins abandoned to die in Japan
Japan’s bid to resume commercial whaling
victims of Tokyo medical school scandal
Fukushima residents complain over statue of child in radiation suit
AccuWeather: Japan faces flooding in Autumn
Tropical Storm Leepi to persist over Japan
Shanshan to threaten Japan with flooding
The Weather Channel: Typhoon Cimaron Becomes Japan’s Second Typhoon Strike This Week
VolcanoDiscovery: Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake – Volcano Islands, Japan Region on Thursday, 16 August 2018
Aljazeera: Twin typhoons threaten Japan and South Korea
U.S. News & World Report: Japanese Emperor Tries to Make Amends for His Father’s War
Bangor Daily News: Attorney accused of stealing from Japan exchange program
Kyodo News Plus: Flood victims still living in despair 1 month after disaster
In total gun ban Japan, 1400 guns, 1200 swords found buried at Tokyo elementary school
JULY:
Neowin: Apple is offering free repairs for devices damaged by floods
The Mainichi: Questions over lack of crisis response
Kyodo News Plus: Elderly account for 70% of storm victims
Over 250 schools damaged in rain disaster
The Japan Times: After deadly heat wave, typhoon could hit Honshu
Seven-Eleven store chain forced owner to work 50 hours with no sleep during Fukui blizzard
CNN: Heat spikes to 41.1C near Tokyo
‘Training thunderstorms’ made Japan’s floods even deadlier
JAPAN Forward: Death Toll Reaches 200 in Western Japan Floods, Dozens Still Missing
Aljazeera: Japan floods: Why is the country experiencing record rainfall?
The Weather Channel: Japan Flooding Forces More Than 1 Million to Flee
AccuWeather: Typhoon Prapiroon to unleash flooding
BBC: Typhoon Jongdari cuts power to thousands
Express: 11 dead and 45 missing as Typhoon Maria strikes
Eos: Two Active Volcanoes in Japan May Share a Magma Source
JUNE:
Kyodo News Plus: M4.6 earthquake hits Gunma
Deer found with paper dart lodged in neck in Nara
Shinkansen bullet train kills intruder on tracks
Japanese lawmaker heckles lung cancer patient
Mount Shimmoe volcano erupts again
KTLA: 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Osaka
AccuWeather: Severe Tropical Storm Maliksi to deliver glancing blow to Japan
The Japan Times: Cities face dramatically higher heat and flood risks by 2050
Shinkansen stabbing raises alarm over security in total gun ban Japan
The Guardian: Why the naked hermit of Japan had to leave his island after 29 years
What was the fallout from Fukushima?
Express: Volcano eruption warning: After Kilauea Japan’s Mount Fuji could be NEXT
The Star Online: ‘Pregnancy rotas’ add to Japan working women’s woes
MAY:
Kyodo News Plus: Japan to welcome 500000 foreign workers to help plug labor shortage
Man arrested in connection with 7-year-old girl’s murder in total gun ban Japan
APRIL:
The Japan Times: Mount Io in Kyushu erupts for second time in a week
Toys R Us in talks to sell majority stake in Asia unit, including Japan
Lockheed Martin to offer Japan stealthy hybrid of F-22 and F-35
Chiyoda Ward issues false terror alert to 10000 residents in Tokyo
Boy band investigated for sex with grade school girl
Shikoku prison escapee stymies 6600 police
In total gun ban Japan, Man served second warrant over quintuple murder
South China Morning Post: Japan landslide buries homes as people slept
Japan and China try to reset relations in shadow of U.S. trade war
Firstpost: 5.6 quake hits Honshu
Channel NewsAsia: Japanese volcano erupts
Phys.Org: No-go warning as Japan volcano erupts for first time in 250 years
AccuWeather: Disruptive storm to lash Japan
Wall Street Journal: Japan Shakes Up Army
The Guardian: Japan’s solar push actually threatens environment
MARCH:
Aljazeera: La Nina triggers extreme weather in Japan
The Japan Times: 30 years on, world’s longest undersea tunnel faces challenges
Giant storm surge could submerge a third of Tokyo
Man freezes to death in storm-battered north Japan
62 victims from 3/11 Great East Japan Earthquake still unidentified
Express: Tokyo hit by 5.3 magnitude EARTHQUAKE
Reuters: Seven years after tsunami, Japanese live uneasily with seawalls
TEPCo’s ‘ice wall’ fails to freeze Fukushima’s toxic water
FEBRUARY:
South China Morning Post: U.S. Navy investigating sailors for drug dealing in Yokusuka
Asahi Shimbun: Record-high flu patient numbers exceed national ‘alert level’
The Independent: Giant lava dome discovered growing inside Japanese supervolcano
Lethal levels of radiation detected in leak seven years after Fukushima meltdown
Kyodo News Plus: Heavy snow in central Japan
The Japan Times: Massive snow strands 800 cars in Fukui for second day
Japan’s Lower House approves record ¥97.71 trillion budget
Has Christel Takigawa cursed Japan
TEPCo’s compensation for Fukushima victims has made matters worse
Pictograms on Japanese electric toilets approved as global standard
Express: Was there an earthquake in Honshu
BBC: Japan’s Princess Mako postpones wedding to commoner
JANUARY:
Voice of America: Earthquakes, Volcanoes Shake Opposite Ends of Pacific
The Japan Times: Warning level raised on Mount Zao a week after fatal volcano eruption
Channel NewsAsia: UN warns Pacific Ring of Fire is ‘active’ as volcanoes erupt across Asia
Japan’s Tendai-Buddhist ‘wise monkeys’ morality code; “Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil.” Is it truly wise?
JAPAN MODERN DAY ATLANTIS ROUND 12: LAND CONTINUES TO SHIFT, SLOW MOVING LANDSLIDE DEVOURING HOUSES
PACIFIC RING OF FIRE, 2018: 11-THOUSAND QUAKES SINCE JULY, GET READY FOR A YEAR WITHOUT SUMMER!