Typhoon Faxai slams Tokyo, killing 1
Typhoon Faxai pounds Tokyo and surrounding areas, disrupting transport and leaving at least one person dead.
read moreTorrential rain inundates Yokohama
5,000 people are advised to evacuate after heavy rain slams Yokohama.
read more200 stranded in flooded hospital
Flooding from torrential rains strands over 200 people in a hospital in Saga Prefecture.
read moreTorrential rains leave 3 dead in western Japan
At least 3 people are dead as torrential rain continues to fall in western Japan.
read moreHeavy rain pounds southwestern Japan
Weather officials call on residents in southwestern Japan to remain on alert for landslides after torrential rain hits t...
read moreRhino may have killed caretaker at Tokyo zoo
A caretaker is found unconscious by the cage of a rhinoceros at Tama Zoological Park and later pronounced dead.
read moreMuddy fun at music and organic veggie festival
Festival-goers get muddy and munch on organic produce at a festival in Chiba Prefecture.
read moreEco-friendly dog
An environment-friendly dog has collected more than 3,000 plastic bottles during walks over five years.
read moreTyphoon Krosa slams western Japan
Typhoon Krosa makes landfall in Hiroshima and slams western Japan with high winds and rain while cancelling flight and t...
read moreTyphoon Krosa stops trains, planes
Powerful Typhoon Krosa disrupts public transportation, affecting vacationers in western Japan during the Obon holiday pe...
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