This summer, which saw weeks of sweltering, dangerous heat across Japan, has been the hottest on record, Japan's weather agency said. The abnormal heat, which shot to above 40 degrees Celsius in ...

Eighty people died. The warming weather can also hold more moisture, adding flooding and landslides to the summer forecast, something that Japan has also seen with growing frequency. In 2019 ...

Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring ...

Japan’s average temperature for this year is expected to be the highest since record-keeping began in 1898, weather officials ... shift in westerlies from summer through autumn, resulting ...

Not just extreme weather ... in the Nankai Trough off Japan's southwestern coast ― triggered a run on rice, among other essentials. And, powerful typhoons this summer convinced many consumers ...