PHOTO of the DAY (JAPAN)

[AsahinaKimi]

The town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, is seen flooded on Sept. 5, 2011, after being battered by Typhoon No. 12. The massive typhoon, which ground over Shikoku and southern Honshu over the weekend and is still bringing heavy rains to the north of the country, has left 37 people dead and 56 missing across 11 prefectures as of the early hours of Sept. 6. The Ground Self-Defense Force has been deployed on rescue operations, but has been prevented from reaching some areas by landslides and other disaster damage. (Mainichi)

Bonus Photos

Police, firefighters and Self-Defense Force troops are still searching for the more than 50 missing.
**related story:http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/thousands-stranded-after-typhoon-death-toll-at-41-over-50-missing



Dancers from the Fukushima Prefectural Onahama High School perform during a Hula dance competition held in Tokyo's Akihabara district on Sept. 4, 2011. Called the 1st Hula Girls Koshien, the competition had originally been scheduled to be held in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki on March 23 but was pushed back due to the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. About 60 dancers clad in colorful outfits from 13 high schools from Fukushima, Miyagi, Saitama, Tokyo and Kagoshima prefectures participated in the event. The Onahama team shared the outstanding performance award with a team from Iwaki Sogo High School, also from Fukushima. (Mainichi)


A huge leopard made from natural materials is paraded though Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sept. 4 as part of the Yabe-no Hassaku Festival, which is held each year as a symbol of hope for good crops. In the festival, which has a history of about 250 years, large creations made from natural materials such as cedar, bamboo and pinecones, are displayed in public. This year 11 creations measuring between three and five meters long were made, including a phoenix crafted as a symbol of hope for Japan's recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Mainichi)



In this photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Prince Hisahito climbs up onto a tree as his mother Princess Kiko looks on in the Akasaka imperial estate in Tokyo. Hisahito, son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko and the third in line to succeed 77-year-old Emperor Akihito on Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne, turns 5 on Tuesday.

Mainichi Ohatu~something new every day

[Uncle Joe]

1. That first pic looks like a river of houses.

Does Japan just give numbers to their typhoons instead of names, ie: Katrina?

The town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, is seen flooded on Sept. 5, 2011, after being battered by Typhoon No. 12. The massive typhoon, which ground over Shikoku and southern Honshu over the weekend and is still bringing heavy rains to the north of the country, has left 37 people dead and 56 missing across 11 prefectures as of the early hours of Sept. 6. The Ground Self-Defense Force has been deployed on rescue operations, but has been prevented from reaching some areas by landslides and other disaster damage. (Mainichi)

Thanks for the thread, AsahinaKimi.

[AsahinaKimi]

3. This Typhoon had a name..Talas.

Going to post some videos on this..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILghbnAOpJY&feature=player_embedded


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovb2IAEIL3U&feature=player_embedded

[Uncle Joe]

4. It does seem like the people of Japan are having a hell of a rough year.

Thanks for the video links and peace to you, AsahinaKimi.

[AsahinaKimi]

6. not the best of years, no...

Pretty big for disasters this year, for everyone.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Japan needs a break!!!!

[AsahinaKimi]

5. Yeah they do ..

Been beaten up pretty badly.