50 years ago today, Japan experienced its second worst post war era natural disaster, the ‘Ise-wan Typhoon’ (also known as Typhoon Vera) of Sept 26, 1959. 5,098 people died or went missing, and a further 38,921 people were injured as a result of the typhoon, especially in and around Nagoya. It also caused an estimated US$2 [...]
A Guy with a Blog about Japan
What people are reading right now
Japan Win Opening World Cup Match Against Cameroon 1-0! 14 seconds ago
Is English Teaching in Japan a ‘McJob’? 22 seconds ago
Daily Japan Headlines: Friday, Aug 26, 2011 38 seconds ago
Daily Japan Headlines: Monday, Jul 11, 2011 48 seconds ago
H1N1 Flu-Vaccine Trials Underline Trouble Getting Drugs into Japan 49 seconds ago
Daily Japan Headlines: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 54 seconds ago
Ranking: 5 Japanese Universities in top 100 Worldwide 1 minute, 12 seconds ago
Japanese TV Ratings: Jan 25 – Jan 31 1 minute, 22 seconds ago
Govt. to Compensate for Problems with Inoculation Methods of H1N1 Vaccine 2 minutes, 15 seconds ago
Top 10 Japanese Singles: Mar 29 – Apr 4, 2011 2 minutes, 17 seconds ago
