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The Japan Meteorological Agency has raised the volcanic alert level of Mount Shindake to Level 5 - the top of its five-point warning system, issuing an evacuation directive. Around 80 residents have been taken refuge in a shelter on the island, Japan Today has written quoting the national broadcaster NHK .

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit Saitama-ken Hokubu region, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported. According to JMA, the earthquake had an intensity of 4 in parts Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and Kanagawa. Earthquake intensity of 3 was felt in parts of Fukushima, Yamanashi, Nagano and Shizuoka. It was 31.06 miles deep.

The Japan Meteorological Agency fears of Mount Zaosan volcanic eruption following several volcanic activities observed recently. An alert for a possible eruption of Mount Zaosan was issued on April 13. The climbers are urged not to enter a 1.2-kilometer area from the crater area due to the possibility of large rocks being ejected in an eruption, The Asahi Shimbun reported.

A tsunami has been observed as earthquakes with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 and 5.7 struck the Pacific off northeastern Japan on Tuesday. "A 20-centimeter wave was observed at Kuji port in Iwate roughly an hour later and a 10-cm wave in Miyako," the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said as quoted by the Kyodo News Agency. According to JMA, an earthquake with magnitude 6.9 struck at 8:06 am in the Pacific Ocean about 210 kilometers east of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, at a depth of around 10 km and registered 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi and Akita prefectures.

A series of avalanches over the weekend in Nagano and Niigata prefectures of Japan have claimed lives of four people. An avalanche Sunday at Ryuoo Ski Park in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, killed two Argentine nationals. The 30-meter-wide, 200-meter-long avalanche started when the two Argentines skied off the prepared slope, The Japan Times has written quoting the Nagano Prefectural Police.

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Snowstorms in Japan have claimed life of a truck driver. The truck driver died in a pileup on a snowy road in Otake, Hiroshima Prefecture, The Japan Times reported. According to the East Japan Railway Co., four bullet train services on its Akita Shinkansen Line were halted due to strong wind. In Hokkaido, 4,824 houses suffered blackouts in 20 municipalities including Nemuro, where a maximum wind speed of around 144 kph was recorded on Wednesday.

Heavy Snowstorm in Japan has claimed lives of at least six  people and left 1,400 homes in Tokushima Prefecture without power, Japanese media reported. Fatalities are from  Toyama, Tokushima and Fukui Prefecture of Japan.

A landslide in southwest China's Yunnan Province has claimed lives of six people, Xinhua News Agency reported. Landslide buried six people in Longyang district at 4:30 p.m, Police authorities in the city of Baoshan said.

Mount Aso eruption 2014 has caused the cancellation of dozens of flights across southern Japan.

The body of a Nepali man swept out to sea by 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has been found in Thailand, local medias reported quoting the Police officials. Police officials in Thailand's Phang Nga Province confirmed that the Nepalese man had travelled to the area and exhumed his father's body.

This list contains all major natural disasters in Japan in 2014 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in Japan December 2014 December 17: Snowstorms in Japan leave one dead; 300 flights cancelled Snowstorms in Japan have claimed life of a truck driver. The truck driver died in a pileup on a snowy road in Otake, Hiroshima Prefecture. December 7: Heavy Snowstorm in Japan leaves 6 dead Heavy Snowstorm in Japan has claimed lives of at least six  people and left 1,400 homes in Tokushima Prefecture without power. November 2014 November 28: Mount Aso eruption 2014 causes travel chaos in Japan Mount Aso eruption 2014 has caused the cancellation of dozens of flights across southern Japan. October 2014 October 14: Typhoon Vongfong in Japan kills 2, injures 96 Typhoon Vongfong has claimed lives of two person and injured 96 others in Japan. September 2014 September 27: Mount Ontake volcanic eruption in Japan kills 1, injures 30 Mount Ontake in Japan erupte

Typhoon Vongfong has claimed lives of two person and injured 96 others in Japan. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Vongfong has been downgraded to a tropical storm and was moving northeast at 65 km per hour.

Mount Ontake in Japan erupted on Saturday, claiming life of a person and seriously injuring more than 30 people. More than 250 hikers have been stranded on the mountain, Japan Today reported. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered the military to help in rescue efforts.

Update 15:25 UTC, 2014/08/23 Death toll from Hiroshima landslides have risen to 46. Still 41 have been missing,  Japan Today reported. Related Post: Latest natural calamities in Japan

Update 2014/08/11, 14:05 UTC According to The Japan Times, Tyhoon Halong has claimed lives of at least 10 people. Typhoon Halong has now weakened into an extra-tropical depression in the Sea of Japan.

A landslide in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture of Japan has claimed life of a person, The Weather Channel has reported quoting the Daily Mail. Around 550,000 people have been ordered to evacuate in the Kochi, Tokushima and Ehime regions after the deadly mudslide, Daily Mail added.

Mount Shindake in Kagoshima Prefecture has erupted for the first eruption in 34 years, The Asahi Simbun reported. Mount Shindake volcano located on Kuchinoerabujima island erupted at 12:24 p.m. sending plume of volcanic ash to a height of more than 800 meters.

A minor tsunami of 20 centimetres (7.8 inches) has been observed in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, and Ofunato, Iwate prefecture of Japan after magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tidal waves of 10 cm were also logged in the city of Soma located about 40 km north of the Fukushima No. 1 plant, the agency said. The quake was registered at level four on the Japan's seismic scale of 7 in some parts of Fukushima prefecture. "Today's tremor was aftershock of 2011 quake", Japan Today has written quoting the seismologist Yasuhiro Yoshida of the Japan Meteorological Agency. "There are fears that relatively large earthquakes will occasionally occur in the ocean area where aftershocks of the great earthquake continue," the seismologist Yasuhiro Yoshida added. Related Post: List of natural calamities in Japan At least three people have been injured by the earthquake in Fukushima. According to the United States

Typhoon Neoguri has claimed life of a person and urged more than 500,000 people to evacuate in Okinawa region of Japan. More than 50,000 households in Okinawa have lost power. Japan Meteorological Agency has issued an emergency storm surge warning early Tuesday for Miyako island and adjacent islets in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Typhoon Neoguri is expected to make landfall at Kyushu area in southwest Japan on Thursday. According to the US's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Typhoon Neoguri is expected to be the most powerful typhoon to hit Okinawa island in Japan in 15 years. The typhoon was named by the Republic of Korea. Neoguri means "raccoon dog." Original post: Natural Disasters List July 8, 2014