THE DEATH TOLL in the Philippines from the combined effects of a southwest monsoon and Tropical Depressions Gener and Bebinca (Ferdie) had risen to 23, according to its disaster agency. Nine of the ...

Unfortunately, Okinawa’s problem runs far deeper than the location of just one base.

A Chinese aircraft carrier briefly entered Japan’s contiguous waters for the first time, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed defense sources. NHK said the Liaoning ...

Typhoon Bebinca approached the Okinawa and Amami regions in southwestern Japan on Saturday, September 14. Bebinca brought ...

Japan's weather agency announced a high alert situation, warning of landslides, floods, severe gust, storms and high tides as ...

Nearly 100 Okinawans walked through the home of the 18th Wing during a tsunami evacuation drill over the weekend, many ...

(Photo from DSWD) MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday intensified its disaster response operations as Tropical Storm Enteng accelerates and continues to pummel ...

Urban expansion, property exposure and climate change could fuel a 40% increase in annual natural-catastrophe losses for the global insurance industry, according to a new report. The annual loss ...

(Mainichi) NAHA -- A U.S. Air Force member in Okinawa Prefecture arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a girl under the age of 16 and sexually assaulting her at his home reiterated in questioning at ...

United States-based filmmaker Hiroshi Sunairi tosses this formula in “From Okinawa with Love,” his revealing documentary about the early career and present-day life of Okinawan photographer ...

"My thoughts and prayers are with the residents of Ketchikan tonight," Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said following his issuance of a disaster declaration late Sunday evening.

This paper investigates the impact of natural disasters on exchange rate movements in different country groups with different exchange rate regimes. Using a panel local projection model with a ...