Japan Meteorological Agency

Tokyo floods: Toll rises to 7 after Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall; storm brings heavy downpour in capital; rescue ops underway

Helicopters plucked people from their flooded homes on Sunday as rescue efforts went into full force in wide areas of Japan after a powerful typhoon unleashed heavy rainfall on Tokyo

Typhoon Hagibis’ landfall brings heavy downpour in Tokyo, surrounding prefectures; two dead, three missing, 62 injured, reports local media

A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast to be Japan's worst in six decades made landfall and passed over Tokyo.

Two dead as heavy rains pound southwest Japan; 6,70,000 ordered to evacuate in wake of flood, landslide warnings

Two people were confirmed dead on Wednesday as heavy rains pounded southwest Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings, and orders for 6,70,000 people to seek safety.

Volcano near Tokyo erupts for the first time in four years; national meteorological agency raises alert level to three out of five

A volcano near Tokyo has erupted for the first time in four years, throwing ash and smoke nearly two kilometres into the sky and sparking warnings not to approach the mountain.

Typhoon Cimaron to hit western Japan on Thursday; forecasters warn of heavy rains, landslides

The strong typhoon Cimaron will hit Japan on Thursday and is likely to create flooding of rivers and landslides. Authorities have warned the residents to keep vigil

Powerful typhoon Jongdari to hit Japan; government says evacuation measures, warnings in place

A powerful typhoon Jongdari hurtled towards Japan on Saturday, with western areas recently devastated by floods and landslides in the storm's cross-hairs.

Japan floods: Shinzo Abe cancels four-nation visit as toll rises to 100; more than 60 still unaccounted for

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has cancelled a four-country foreign trip as the death toll from flooding and landslides caused by record rains hit 100

Japan earthquake: Toll rises to four after 81-year-old woman found dead in Takatsuki; flight, train services hit in Osaka

Residents in western Japan were cleaning up debris on Monday evening after a powerful earthquake hit the area around Osaka killing four people.

9-year-old girl among three dead in Japan after earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hits Osaka; no tsunami warning issued

At least three people were killed in Japan after a strong earthquake shook the city of Osaka today, setting off building fires, and cracked roads and water pipes.

Earthquake measuring 5.1 on Richter Scale hits Japan’s Nagano; no casualties or loss of property reported yet

An earthquake measuring 5.1-magnitude on the Richter scale hit Japan's Nagano on Saturday