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- Sep 15
Japan centenarian population surpasses 100,000 for first time as demographic decline deepens
Japan's centenarian population reached 107,677 in September 2026, marking 56 consecutive years of growth, even as annual births fell to 671,000.
- Aug 23
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes eastern Japan, injuring 37 across Tokyo region
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southern Ibaraki Prefecture early Sunday, shaking Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, injuring at least 37 people and delaying regional rail services.
- Aug 22
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes eastern Japan with tremors felt in Tokyo
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southern Ibaraki Prefecture at a depth of 70 kilometres overnight, causing strong tremors across Tokyo and central Japan without generating a tsunami.
- Jul 29
13 dead, dozens injured as magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Japan's Kumamoto
Rescue workers search for survivors after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, collapsing buildings, derailing a freight train, and leaving at least 48,000 without power.
- Jul 28
Magnitude 7.1 quake rocks Japan's Kumamoto; mall explosion traps dozens, one dead, over 90 injured
A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Tuesday afternoon, collapsing part of a shopping centre and triggering a gas explosion that trapped 20–30 workers. A factory chimney also fell, burying 11, while one person was killed by a collapsing house.
- Jul 28
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Kumamoto, Japan; tsunami warning issued for Kyushu coast
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan at 16:27 local time on Tuesday, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for a one-meter wave, and emergency alerts were sent to seven prefectures on Kyushu island.
- Jul 28
Typhoon Dolphin floods eastern China after landfall in Zhejiang, over one million evacuated
Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest storm to hit China this year, made landfall in Zhejiang province with winds exceeding 150 km/h, flooding Shanghai streets and forcing over one million people from their homes across eastern China.
