Japan Meteorological Agency
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The Japan Meteorological Agency is a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism dedicated to the scientific observation and research of natural phenomena. Headquartered in
Headquarters building in Tokyo
JMA headquarters in Ōtemachi (1964–2020)
Typhoon Maemi
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Typhoon Maemi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pogi, was the most powerful typhoon to strike South Korea since record-keeping began in the country in 1904. The fourteenth named storm, eighth typho
Typhoon Maemi at peak intensity on September 10
Typhoon Maemi over Ryukyu Islands on September 11
Typhoon Maemi approaching South Korea on September 12
Wrecked ship below Yeongdo Bridge, Busan, after Maemi