Hiroshima in western Japan is hit by heavy downpours causing rivers to overflow.

The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning people over wide regions of the country to practice vigilance amid heavy rain...

50 days after birth, the panda twins' eyes are starting to open.

Researchers estimate that the average global temperature may rise 1.5 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial levels in the ...

Six baby cheetahs born in June at a zoo in Chiba, east of Tokyo, chirp like birds when they are calling their mother.

Power outages occurred in various parts of Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, possibly due to lightning, affecting abou...

Subtropical rainforests on islands in Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan have been added to UNESCO’...

A fourth-grader writes messages for landslide-hit Atami City to keep the people's spirit up.

Evacuees temporarily return home in landslide-affected Atami City.

The Japan Meteorological Agency strongly urges people to evacuate after heavy rain lashes neighboring Shimane and Tottor...