Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Hokkaido
(All photos by AFLO) Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on September 6. Store shelves are empty inside a convenience store in Sapporo. (above) Information board […]
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Cleaning and recovery efforts continue in heat after flood disaster in Okayama
(All photos by Ben Weller/AFLO) July 17, 2018 – Recovery efforts continue in the Southern regions of Japan which were devastated by the deadly flood caused by torrential rain. Extreme […]
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Magnitude 6 Earthquake hits Osaka, Japan
(All photos by Aflo) Magnitude 6 earthquake hit Osaka, Japan around 8am on June 18, 2018. The earthquake struck during the morning rush hour causing major traffic disruption, leaving people […]
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Rare Super Blood Blue Moon Lunar Eclipse
(All photos by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO) A total lunar eclipse ”super-blood blue moon” was seen on January 31 in Tokyo. The super-blood blue moon is a combination of three unusual […]
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Heavy Snow falls in Tokyo for first time in 2018
(Photo by Naoki Nishimura/AFLO) Heavy snow fell in Tokyo for the first time in 2018 on January 22, causing major traffic disruption. Snowfall peaked during the evening rush hour, and […]
