Hail carpets Tokyo and riverbanks burst in central Japan as violent weather again hits the nation.

People in Japan's capital are suffering under a heat wave.

The Environment Ministry redoubles efforts to prevent the nationwide spread of venomous red imported fire ants.

Torrential rains cause flooding, blackouts and prompt the evacuation of thousands of people in central Japan.

Poisonous red fire ants are spreading in Japan.

The death toll from torrential rains in Kyushu, southwest Japan reaches 30, with 19 unaccounted for in Fukuoka Prefectur...

A long-awaited panda cub celebrates its first month of life in good health at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.

The death toll from torrential rains in Kyushu, southwest Japan, reaches 28 as three bodies are recovered in Asakura, Fu...

110 residents isolated by flooding in Hita, southwest Japan are reconnected by road a week after record rains hit the ar...

The death toll from torrential rains in Kyushu, southwest Japan, reaches 25 as 24 remain unaccounted for in Fukuoka Pref...