An unseasonable cold snap brings the nation's first snow of the season to the northernmost main island Hokkaido.

A Shinto priest in western Tokyo offers waterfall training, a form of traditional ascetic training for monks and priests...

The eruption alert for Kuchinoerabu Island in southwest Japan could stay at 4 out of 5 for 2 weeks.

Major restaurant operator Skylark will ban plastic straws by 2020 at 3200 outlets in Japan and Taiwan.

Heavy rain pounds northern Japan.

Japan Meteorological Agency issues a level 4 volcanic eruption warning for Kuchinoerabu Island.

The year's 15th typhoon is forecast to land on Japan's southernmost main island Kyushu Wednesday morning.

The Tokyo government tests ways to mitigate sweltering summer heat in the city during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Game...

Typhoon Shanshan is forecast to bring gusty winds and heavy rains to the Tokyo region Thursday.

Typhoon Shanshan is forecast to approach Tokyo Thursday, bringing gusty winds and heavy rains.