Meanwhile, Typhoon No. 5, which made landfall in Iwate ... Up to 150 millimeters of rain is forecast for Hokkaido and 100 mm for the Tohoku region over the 24 hours to midnight.

Hokkaido and the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan were drenched in heavy downpours on Aug. 10 by the remnants of Typhoon No. 9, prompting an evacuation order for one town and a village being ...

A strong earthquake rocked Japan's northern island of Hokkaido shortly after 3AM on Thursday -- just one day after powerful typhoon Jebi left traces of destruction in the region. The intense ...

hurried to an emergency shelter before the typhoon. But he was denied entry. He is from Hokkaido Prefecture and was told the evacuation center was only for registered residents. With nowhere to go ...