Typhoon Shanshan is the latest harsh weather system to hit Japan, following Typhoon Ampil, which also led to blackouts and ...

Nearly 4 million residents in southern Japan have been advised to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm has left thousands without power and is battering Kyushu island ...

Japan has been hit by one of its strongest typhoons in decades Torrential rain and gusts of 252 km per hour (157mph) hit the south of the country, although the typhoon has now weakened to a ...

Typhoon Tokage - "lizard" in Japanese - was the record 10th to hit Japan this year. Normally, about three make landfall during the typhoon season that usually ends in late October. Many people ...

In Japan, thousands of people have taken refuge in shelters in south-western part of the country, as powerful Typhoon churned towards the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a special ...

In Japan, dozens of people were injured and more than one thousand flights cancelled when a powerful typhoon made a landfall in the country on Sunday evening. The typhoon brought fierce winds and ...

The world’s largest ever storm hit exactly 45 years ago, when Typhoon Tip churned above the Pacific. Measuring 1,380 miles in ...

The agency said the typhoon will still be very strong when it hits on Aug. 15 ... the Kanto-Koshin region and the Izu Islands. Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said it has no plan to suspend ...

Southeast Asia could see higher-than-normal rainfall in the coming months, threatening further disruptions to agriculture, ...

The storm, initially a Category 4 typhoon, weakened before making landfall but caused widespread damage and brought the ...

While observational flights have improved forecasts for many storms in the Americas, such flights have been far fewer for storms that have hit Asia.

The Government of Japan has announced a $2 million contribution to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the ...