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,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (219+ words) Torrential rain has been pounding parts of central Japan, leading to flooding in some areas. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a Level 5 Emergency Warning for flooding of the Shonai River, which runs through Gifu and Aichi prefectures. It's the…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (637+ words) MIYAGI - An evacuation order has been issued for the entire city of Ishinomaki and parts of Marumori in Miyagi Prefecture as heavy rain caused by the autumn rain front disrupts transportation across the region, with a linear rainband potentially forming…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (980+ words) NAHA - Western and eastern Japan face a prolonged risk of heavy rain into next week as Typhoon No. 24, a tropical depression and the autumn rain front combine to bring increasingly unstable weather across a wide area, with the typhoon currently…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (125+ words) Read full story here FEATURE: Trend of foreigners leaving Japan may "accelerate" under tighter visa rules M5.9 quake hits eastern Japan including Tokyo, dozens injured FEATURE: Foreign entrepreneurs in Japan hit hard by visa law changes, some leave Japanese doll Licca-chan…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (241+ words) causing blackouts, flight cancellations, and landslide threats. Two people were slightly injured. A powerful typhoon headed west over the East China Sea on Wednesday after slamming Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese islands, causing blackouts, flight cancellations and threatening landslides....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (106+ words) The Independent Powerful Typhoon Saudel hammers into islands in Japan - Typhoon Saudel has tracked west over the East China Sea towards China's eastern coast after battering Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese islands. - Two women sustained minor injuries during the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (191+ words) Baku, August 26, AZERTAC An approaching typhoon has forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights in and out of Okinawa Prefecture, as Japan’s holiday period draws to a close, according to the Japan Times. ANA Holdings and Japan Airlines canceled a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (243+ words) TOKYO -- A powerful typhoon headed west over the East China Sea on Wednesday after slamming Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese islands, causing blackouts, flight cancellations and threatening landslides. Two people were slightly injured. Typhoon Saudel was about 180 kilometers (112 miles)…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (230+ words) A powerful typhoon headed west over the East China Sea on Wednesday after slamming Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese islands, causing blackouts, flight cancellations and threatening landslides. Two people were slightly injured. Typhoon Saudel was about 180km (112miles) northwest of Okinoerabu…...