Summer heat is engulfing Japan despite the traditional calendar predicting cooler temperatures at this time of year.

A panda cub at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo has gained 746 grams in 10 days.

Authorities lower the alert for the deadly Mt. Ontake volcano from 2 to 1.

A man goes missing after rushing to help his 2-year-old son who dropped from a bridge in eastern Japan.

A baby panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo draws a record more than 320,000 proposals for its name.

A river otter captured on film on Tsushima Island could be a species the government declared extinct in 2012. It's the f...

For the first time in 40 years Tokyo has 16 consecutive rainy days in August.

People in Tokyo and its vicinity experienced heavy rain this afternoon.

A baby zebra is stealing hearts after it was put on show at a zoo in Ishikawa, Japan.

Typhoon Noru is forecast to bring violent rain to northern Japan after leaving 2 dead in the west of the country.