A new month has started. September is kugatsu (九月) in Japanese. The old name is nagatsuki (長月), literally means long moon.
September 1 is known as bosai no hi(防災の日), Day of Disaster Prevention. It was established in 1960 for the Kanto dai shinsai(関東大震災), Great Kanto earthquake occurred in 1923.
And today is nihyakutoka(二百十日), 210th day since risshun (立春), the first day of spring. Around this time there often comes a typhoon.
There is a saying Tensai wa wasuretakoroni yattekuru (天災は忘れたころにやってくる), meaning "Disaster strikes when it is least expected."
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