2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (92+ words) September 7, 2026 at 14:05 JST An electric board warns of scheduled train service suspensions in response to the heavy rain at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 7. (Kenta Sujino) Commuters faced major train disruptions to start the work week,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (499+ words) By WATARU NETSU/ Staff Writer September 4, 2026 at 17:44 JST The projected path of Typhoon No. 24 as of 6 p.m. on Sept. 4. Forecast circles overlap because the storm is expected to remain over waters near Okinawa and the Amami Islands. (Captured from the Japan…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (521+ words) By WATARU NETSU/ Staff Writer September 3, 2026 at 16:53 JST The projected path of Typhoon No. 24 as of 6 p.m. on Sept. 2, when it was over waters south of Japan (Captured from the Japan Meteorological Agency website) The effects of a typhoon approaching southern…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (689+ words) September 2, 2026 at 14:52 JST A fire on Aug. 31 destroyed the Meirin Shopping Street and blackened the walls of Ise city’s civic hall in Mie Prefecture. (Masato Konishi) ISE, Mie Prefecture—A raging fire destroyed nearly the entire Meirin Shopping Street near…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (883+ words) August 31, 2026 at 15:48 JST Floodwaters hit neighborhoods around Maruoka Castle in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, on Aug. 30. The castle, built in 1576, is one of only 12 in Japan with a surviving pre-Edo Period keep. (Hiyori Uchiumi) After helping flood-hit communities in Ishikawa and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (393+ words) August 25, 2026 at 12:37 JST The projected path of Typhoon Saudel as of 6 p.m. on Aug. 24 (Captured from the Japan Meteorological Agency’s website) TOKYO/ TAIPEI--Medium-strength Typhoon Saudel moved towards southern Japan and northern Taiwan on Tuesday where it is expected to bring…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (717+ words) August 19, 2026 at 17:25 JST A stranded car is being pulled by a tow truck in Chiba’s Chuo Ward on Aug. 18. (Shun Noguchi) CHIBA—The death toll from the torrential rain that engulfed Chiba Prefecture from Aug. 13 to the early hours of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (651+ words) By SHUN NIEKAWA/ Staff Writer August 18, 2026 at 15:20 JST Japan recorded 13 disasters covered by the Disaster Relief Law in fiscal 2025, the highest number in 30 years, with torrential rain accounting for about 60 percent of the cases, according to an analysis of Cabinet…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (820+ words) August 14, 2026 at 18:03 JST The area near JR Oami Station in Oami-Shirasato, Chiba Prefecture, is completely flooded on Aug. 14. (Tatsuya Shimada) Eight people have died and one is missing after record-breaking rainfall triggered the highest-level emergency warnings and caused widespread flooding…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (575+ words) By WATARU NETSU/ Staff Writer August 14, 2026 at 17:29 JST Vehicles are left stranded on a flooded road near the border between Sakura and Yotsukaido in Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 14. (Tatsuya Shimada) The Japan Meteorological Agency didn’t issue a warning for the…...