Weather

Temperatures rose steeply across Japan, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast, on Saturday, marking 36 C in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, the highest on record at any location in the country in October. The previous high for October was 35.1 degrees recorded in Itoigawa, also in Niigata, on Oct. 9, 2...

A powerful typhoon is heading toward Okinawa Prefecture and may bring heavy rain to a wide area of Japan over the long weekend, the Meteorological Agency said Thursday. The weather agency warned of strong winds, lightning strikes and heavy downpours. It will arrive about a week after Typhoon T...

Two people were killed and more than 160 were injured by powerful Typhoon Trami, which battered Japan over the weekend and brought travel chaos to morning commuters in the capital. A noodle and curry shop was toppled in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on Monday after Typhoon Trami hit the metropolitan are...

On this liveblog, The Japan Times newsroom will be updating the status of powerful Typhoon Trami as it brings high winds and heavy rain to the Japanese archipelago.

A powerful typhoon battered mainland Japan on Sunday after injuring dozens in the nation's southern islands. Weather officials warned that fierce winds and torrential rain could trigger landslides and floods. A woman in her 60s who went missing in Miyazaki Prefecture had been washed away in a ...

The number of people taken to hospital by ambulance due to heatstroke stood at 30,410 in Japan in August, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Thursday. The figure, up 76 percent from a year before, was the second highest for any single month since the agency started the survey in 2008...

Live updates from The Japan Times newsroom and social media about Typhoon Jebi —  the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years.

Typhoon Jebi — the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years — slammed into the western part of the country on Tuesday, killing at least seven and injuring more than 200, disrupting transportation, heavily damaging the bridge that leads to Kansai International Airport and leading authorities...

On this liveblog, The Japan Times newsroom will be updating the status of Typhoon Jebi as it approaches and makes landfall on the Japanese archipelago.

A "very strong" typhoon in the Pacific Ocean has prompted weather authorities to issue warnings for high waves, flooding and landslides in areas including those struck by disastrous flooding earlier this year. Typhoon Jebi, the 21st storm of the season, is packing winds of up to 252 kph (156 m...