Japan can be very weird with how they write hours of the day sometimes.
I still remember the first time I saw 25:00 on some TV schedule.
Almost gave me a goddamn aneurysm.
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'Super Typhoon' possibly hitting Japan this weekend [update: at least 66 dead so far]
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Japan can be very weird with how they write hours of the day sometimes.
I still remember the first time I saw 25:00 on some TV schedule.
Almost gave me a goddamn aneurysm.
Over here for 2 weeks... started watching this shit like a hawk. In Kyoto and ready to get hit a little bit.
Fucking up the trip SLIGHTLY, but that's alright. Stay safe everyone. If anyone wants to go out and get a typhoon beer in Kyoto let me know!
Fucking up the trip SLIGHTLY, but that's alright. Stay safe everyone. If anyone wants to go out and get a typhoon beer in Kyoto let me know!
First time I've felt like I need to stock up on water and food, this is going to be a crazy storm.
Kyoto's gonna be fine, just some rain.
Kyoto's gonna be fine, just some rain.
Hope everyone gets through this ok. I was in Tokyo in May and going to Osaka next year, as well as seriously considering applying for an eikaiwa job end of next year/early 2021, so it feels a bit more real to me than if it were somewhere else.
How do hurricanes work in densely packed cities like Tokyo? I'm guessing the tightly packed narrow streets and alleyways might concentrate the wind power to make it even more intense at street level (but I can also imagine it might have the opposite effect..?). Hope no one is hurt and damage is minimal. A beautiful place.
How do hurricanes work in densely packed cities like Tokyo? I'm guessing the tightly packed narrow streets and alleyways might concentrate the wind power to make it even more intense at street level (but I can also imagine it might have the opposite effect..?). Hope no one is hurt and damage is minimal. A beautiful place.
Japan is usually better at dealing with such storms than most other countries.
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It depends on a lot of factors but Japan does great in most cases.
Rural areas can get dangerous during heavy rainfall because of landslides and such.
Areas in Kyushu got wrecked last year after some heavy storms that resulted in mudslides/landslides and flooding.
Most buildings and houses are equipped pretty well for heavy storms and such though, especially in the big cities.
There was some heavy damage to roofs and such during the last super typhoon, but that was extent of it I believe.
It's completely fucking up the Rugby World Cup. It's looking like Scotland are going to be eliminated because their last game may be cancelled...which is against Japan - who go through if it is cancelled (not that there is any suggestion of wrong doing).
Scotland now taking legal action.
Scotland now taking legal action.
The rain is starting to pick up a little bit in Tokyo. Going to run to the convenience store real quick to get some snacks.
Yeah, they were the result of heatstroke during the power outage, correct?
There were about 100-200 injured as well I believe.
Nah, during the typhoon:
Also at least 3 that died while falling off their roofs while trying to fix it in the aftermath.
Ah, I thought the only deaths were afterwards for Faxai, as I remember the news reporting on 2 or 3 people who died from heat stroke during the resulting blackout.
Just for the record Japan will go through because they've won all their matches so far and Scotland haven't.
That is factually correct but does not make it any less unfair.
Well, so much for getting paid this weekend. Guess I don't have an excuse not to catch up on my gaming backlog!
Lol, you'd fuckin think wouldn't you?
we get like 20 typhoons a year and yet at the slightest hint of rain the trains shut down and everyone freaks the hell out. it's rarely an issue
??? Trains regularly shut down in typhoons cos of the wind. Theres no issue cos they play it safe. If they ran trains during a typhoon, there would be plenty of fucking issues
Suruga Bay here, light rain and no strong wind yet. Tomorrow forecast, said up to 33mm of rain and winds of up to 15m/s during the afternoon.
Saw the news a little earlier and the wind map is super weird, some places are getting just a breeze while surround areas are getting screwed with much stronger winds.
Saw the news a little earlier and the wind map is super weird, some places are getting just a breeze while surround areas are getting screwed with much stronger winds.
My local supermarket is empty, had to go to like 6 different stores to get my food and drink for the weekend.
also got some alcohol for funsies.
I just hope that the internet and electricity stays with me.
arakawa here btw
also got some alcohol for funsies.
I just hope that the internet and electricity stays with me.
arakawa here btw
I'm pretty fucked if either of these go out. I'll be so bored. Might download some stuff off of Netflix just in case.
Where are you located?
Also seems bread is gone is almost every place in Edogawa-ku. Nothing near me or my friends. Crazy. This didn't happen with the last one.
Just south of Tokyo.
I bought some garbage sweet tea, poured it out, and replaced it with water just in case , cuz every place I looked was out.
I thought about buying one of these, but decided against it.
Maybe that was a mistake...
Would be surprised if they do. I heard no resupply until Sunday or Monday.
I have quite a few friends who have flown over for a few drift events that was to happen this weekend. From what I've been told and heard, people are starting to huddle up and bunker down for the storm.
Be safe Japan-Era...
Be safe Japan-Era...
I would say extremely slim. The stores by me are closing. I'm in Yokohama.
I'm so glad I went this morning when there wasn't a lot of people but stuff like tape for the windows were sold out already.
As far as I know, Japan tends to recover very fast since the country is ready for typhoons so if nothing bad happens, everything will be normal next week.
that depends on how bad the airports get hit and if the train lines are affected at all.