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Nagoya flood 2026: Japan's host city for the Asian Games recorded 104.5 mm of rain in a single hour on September 8 -- the highest hourly rainfall in 136 years -- overwhelming sewer systems engineered for half that intensity and forcing 2. ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Breweries is moving some beer production from Canada to the United States as the Japanese brewer responds to steep U.S. tariffs on Canadian-made beer and looks to expand its North American ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya's drainage system has come in clutch as the Asian Games host has recovered from the floods in quick time. Videos and images have emerged from the city showing that there has been a recovery from the record floods, ( read original story ...)

Nagoya faces catastrophic flooding after record 104.5mm hourly rainfall, with rivers overflowing, transport halted and Japan’s highest-level warning issued. ( read original story ...)

Water was seen gushing onto a subway platform in Nagoya as torrential rain led to Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) issuing its highest flood warning level for two prefectures on Tuesday ( read original story ...)

Tokyo market TIFFCOM has struck its first partnership with Frontières, the genre-focused co-production market run by Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival, adding a wave of horror and thriller ... ( read original story ...)

A stationary rainband dumped 104.5 mm of rain on Nagoya in one hour on Sept. 8, shattering a 136-year record and triggering Japan's highest-level flood warning. ( read original story ...)

Nagoya floods forced around 400 Asian Games athletes and staff to evacuate, but the mayor gave a big update on the event. Scroll down for the full story. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese city of Nagoya was hit by 4.1 inches of rain in a single hour on Tuesday, the heaviest rainfall recorded there since records began. The severe flooding prompted authorities to issue the ... ( read original story ...)

Torrential rain pounded central Japan on Tuesday, prompting an emergency flood warning for a major river in the region, as roads, ra ... ( read original story ...)

Torrential rain in Nagoya caused a brief evacuation of hundreds of athletes and officials. The heavy rainfall prompted authorities to issue an evacuation order for parts of the city. Subway and bus ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 9 - Hundreds of athletes and officials were briefly evacuated after heavy rain battered Nagoya, but the city's mayor on Wednesday ruled out any disruption to the Asian Games. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A landslide struck one of the main starting points for climbers on Japan's Mount Fuji on Wednesday, local broadcaster TBS reported, after heavy rain inundated large parts of ... ( read original story ...)

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Business confidence among big Japanese manufacturers climbed in September to its highest level since December 2021, buoyed by robust semiconductor and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan continues to struggle with the aftermath of torrential rainfall, with record downpours flooding whole streets, injuring 41 people, in the badly affected city of Nagoya in central Japan, the ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea's Shinhan LifeCare said Tuesday that the company has teamed up with Japan's Nikken Sekkei to develop senior housing and care facilities designed for the Korean market. ( read original story ...)