Japanese automakers are bracing for Typhoon Roke as well. According to reports, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi have all closed down plants or cancelled shifts at facilities affected by the ...

Typhoon Hagibis, one of the strongest in Japan's history, left a trail of destruction in the center and the north of the country. It dumped unprecedented amounts of rain over a wide area ...

Typhoon Jelwat made landfall in Okinawa, Japan over the weekend causing plenty of damage in its wake, and these two videos below show just how powerful a weakening tropical storm can be.

Meanwhile, the La Nina phenomenon, in which sea surface temperatures drop around the coast of Peru near the equator, has become notable ... and typhoon “eggs” over the sea south of Japan.

This summer, which saw weeks of sweltering, dangerous heat across Japan, has been the hottest ... starting to affect autumn delicacies. Kyoho, a famous variety of large grape ― in this case ...

Japan has suffered flooding, typhoons, earthquakes and heatwaves in 2018, leading the economy to shrink. It fell by 1.2% in the third quarter thanks to the damage caused by the events. The Kyoto ...

A parade celebrating the formal ascension of Japan's Emperor Naruhito has been postponed in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis. The parade, which sees the emperor travel in an open-top car to "meet" the ...

A typhoon expected to cause chaos in Japan this weekend has led to England's tie with France in the Rugby World Cup being cancelled. Typhoon Hagibis is expected to make landfall in the capital ...