r/japannews • u/Impossible-Junket395 • 7h ago

Aomori is fucking flooding

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https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/risk/#elements:inund/zoom:11/lat:40.781581/lon:140.377121/colordepth:normal

https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/risk/#elements:heavyrain/zoom:11/lat:40.785741/lon:140.330429/colordepth:normal

https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/risk/#elements:flood/zoom:10/lat:40.701464/lon:140.392914/colordepth:normal

Save yo kids. Save yo wife. Save yo life. Because shit is fucking flooding and you are about to be underwater if you live in the affected regions of Aomori.

Update: NHK broadcast on the situation

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r/japannews • u/NewLineCinema • 19h ago

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1 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

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0 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 6h ago

日本語 [Okinawa, Chatan] 32-year-old US citizen re-arrested in connection with hotel fire; suspected of arson and attempted murder; 19 people were staying at the hotel at the time.

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

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33 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 4h ago

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8 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 5h ago

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

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90 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

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193 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 4h ago

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asia.nikkei.com

2 Upvotes

1 comment

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 4h ago

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221 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/Pristine-Weekend-415 • 17h ago

Police still hunting arsonist 25 years after Kabukicho building fire killed 44 - TokyoReporter

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r/japannews • u/CapExtension9002 • 16h ago

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asahi.com

108 Upvotes

An amalgamation of what all foreigners said here.

26 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 4h ago

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32 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

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15 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

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mainichi.jp

16 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

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340 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/scmp_news • 22h ago

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101 Upvotes

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127 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

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bunshun.jp

506 Upvotes

81 comments

r/japannews • u/Guyentertainment • 12h ago

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385 Upvotes

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

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japantoday.com

5 Upvotes

0 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 17h ago

Iwate school staff member arrested in 2nd hamster killing case; 55 hamsters dead in total. He and a 20 year old female accomplice killed them by stomping on them and filming their deaths

japantoday.com

30 Upvotes

9 comments

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