Snow and slushy rain were forecast in Tokyo and mountainous areas in the southern Kanto region over the weekend of March 8-9.

Officials cautioned it was too early to say for sure the fire had stopped growing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the ...

The first rain fell March 5 since massive forest fires broke out Feb. 26 in the northeastern Japan city of Ofunato, Iwate ...

A slow-moving tropical storm had a far-reaching impact in much of Japan on Friday, dumping heavy rain around Tokyo and flooding roads and riverside areas in the south. Flooding was reported in a ...

The storm was centered hundreds of miles southeast of Tokyo and is expected to make a turn to the northwest, eventually impacting central and northern Japan. “Enhanced rain, winds and rough surf ...

TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Steady rainfall on Wednesday has helped contain the spread of a week-long wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan's Iwate Prefecture, local media reported.

Richard Overy’s chilling new book Rain of Ruin charts the lead-up to Japan’s surrender in the second World War and is ...

Japanese weather officials say heavy snow will likely fall again in mountainous areas of the Kanto-Koshin region from Tuesday evening.