A bamboo maker looks to the future even as climate change threatens his prized tiger bamboo.

Heavy rain in Fukuoka causes a road collapse and triggers a landslide, destroying houses.

The Meteorological Agency alerts people to the chance of record rains through this weekend.

Japan's Samurai Blue soccer team is welcomed home after reaching the FIFA World Cup knockout stage of 16 in Russia.

Emperor Akihito resumes official duties after regaining his health.

People in Asakura, Japan mark a year since deadly rains devastated the city.

Typhoon Prapiroon kills 1, injures 22 and damages property in Kyushu.

129 people stranded at hot springs resort in Hokkaido after torrential rains washed away part of a main road are able to...

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Agency approves the restart of an aging nuclear plant northeast of Tokyo that shut down durin...

A women's college in Tokyo will become Japan's first to admit transgender students.