Four separate storm systems are churning their way through the West Pacific simultaneously, a rare occurrence resulting from ...

In October 1945, two months after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and one ...

Winter snow has finally graced Japan's iconic Mount Fuji more than a month late, breaking the record for the latest date for ...

Yinxing was a typhoon in the Philippine Sea early Wednesday Philippine Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its ...

Trends emerging from the ongoing Tokyo International Film Festival include a new talent wave and growing government support ...

Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday as authorities warned of landslides and floods, ...

TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Japan's economy is expected to have slowed sharply in ... One-time factors such as a typhoon in ...

Japan's Hokkaido Electric Power and Chugoku Electric Power said on Thursday they had booked extraordinary profits for the April-September period from selling previously acquired nuclear fuel.

Asian stocks were mostly down on Thursday following a weak lead from Wall Street, though better-than-expected manufacturing ...

TAIPEI: Authorities in southeastern Taiwan suspended some ferries and advised fishers to return to shore on Tuesday (Oct 29) as the island's weather forecaster warned approaching Typhoon Kong-rey ...

Typhoon Leon (Kong-rey) is still expected to keep gaining strength, and 'there is an increasing chance' that it will become a super typhoon MANILA, Philippines – Leon (Kong-rey) intensified from ...

Tropical Cyclone Leon (international name: Kong-rey) intensified into a typhoon on Tuesday morning as the death toll due to the weather disturbance and Severe Tropical Storm Kristine reached 125, ...