Weather

An evacuation center in Tokyo turned away two homeless people as a deadly typhoon approached on the weekend, prompting widespread criticism and a promise from the prime minister on Tuesday that it would not happen again. Staff at the evacuation center at a school in ...

Officials assess the scope of damage caused by Typhoon Hagibis after several towns and cities in the eastern half of Japan were hit by flooding. So far 35 people are known to have died.

The extremely large Typhoon Hagibis is gaining force over the Pacific south of Japan and is forecast to approach the main islands of Kyushu, Shikoku and Honshu during the upcoming three-day weekend, the Meteorological Agency said. On Tuesday, the agency urged caution and called for ...

100 YEARS AGO Saturday, OCT. 11 1919 Tokyo Home Problem Club holds first meeting THE JAPAN TIMES The Home Problem Club held its first meeting at the home of Mrs. Bates, Kamitomizaka, Koishikawa, where the subject of "millinery" was discussed by Mrs. Hayes and a practical demonstration conducted ...

An extratropical cyclone, downgraded from Typhoon Mitag, traveled east through the Sea of Japan on Friday, bringing powerful winds and stormy weather to the Hokuriku and Tohoku regions along the coast. The Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions also saw stormy weather as a result of the ...

Typhoon Mitag, the season’s 18th named storm, is expected to gather strength Monday and move closer to Okinawa Prefecture.

Meteorological Agency warns of strong winds, high waves and landslides triggered by heavy rains in western parts of the country due to Typhoon Tapah.

In Yachimata, all 13 public elementary and junior high schools reopened, but 6,000 households remained without electricity and three schools had to draw electricity from mobile generators.