Devastating floods and landslides triggered by Japan's 'heaviest rain ever' have left at least two dead with thousands warned their lives are in danger and facing urgent calls to evacuate.

Torrential rain triggered landslides and flooding in southwestern Japan on Monday, killing at least three people and leaving several others missing. A chief forecaster at the Japan Meteorological ...

Forecasters warned of more rain through Monday, and 100,000 people are under evacuation orders. On New Year’s Day, a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing more than 200 people and ...

The downpours, which forecasters had warned risked being the region's "heaviest rain experienced", prompted evacuation notices for hundreds of thousands of people. Japan is currently in its annual ...

Unusually heavy rain on the mountainous island of Kyushu has killed at least six people and left three others missing. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno Heavy rains in southwestern Japan have washed ...

TOKYO, June 2 (Reuters) - Parts of Japan were slammed by torrential rain on Friday as Tropical Storm Mawar neared, with authorities advising more than a million people to evacuate, many flights ...

People were also warned of the possibility of landslides and flooding (Picture: EPA / Reuters) Dramatic images show how a bridge collapsed in Japan after torrential rain lashed the country.

Typhoon Shanshan is slamming southern parts of Japan, bringing with it a slew of impacts that will affect much of the archipelago. Emergency warnings for torrential rain, strong winds, high waves ...

Heavy rain pounded Japan's northcentral region of Noto on Saturday which triggered landslides and floods and left one person dead and several missing, officials said. The deluges caused swollen ...

TOKYO — Parts of Japan were slammed by torrential rain on Friday (June 2) as Typhoon Mawar neared, bringing winds and heavy rain to a wide swathe of the country and prompting authorities to ...

Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said Thursday, as residents expressed relief the smoke was gone. The blaze had raged around ...