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Japan

Hokkaido Miyagi Prefecture Iwate Prefecture Kyushu Aichi Prefecture Tohoku Gifu Prefecture Miyagi Kumamoto Prefecture Okinawa

Tropical Storm Chan-hom Makes Rare Landfall in Ibaraki and Cuts Power to Thousands

Officials warn the storm could worsen flooding or landslide risk in areas already weakened by the earlier Typhoon Dolphin.

Tropical Storm Chan-hom Threatens Northeastern Honshu

Typhoon Dolphin Hits Okinawa and Triggers Port Closures Ahead of China Landfall

Japan’s Population of Japanese Nationals Falls Below 120 Million

Japan Records Five Straight Days of 40°C Heat

Bear Breaks Into Elderly Couple’s Home and Raids Fridge in Northern Japan

Accidental Bear Spray Release Sickens Eight at Nagoya Post Office

Twin Tropical Storms and Baiu Rain Front Trigger Mass Evacuations in Japan

Japan Panel Recommends New Natural, Scenic and Historic Protections and One Delisting

Car Plows Into LDP Lawmaker’s Maizuru Office as Driver Flees

Sagamihara Councilor Arrested on Injury Charges Over Alleged Assault

Shimizu Council Defeats Referendum to Rename Town Tokachi Shimizu Town

JR East Names New Premium Night Train 'Luna Azul' for 2027

Government Data Show ¥80 Billion in Improper Disability Service Payments Over Five Years

Nankō-Ume Harvest Peaks in Southern Wakayama as Yields Decline

Sapporo Euthanizes One Brown Bear as Problem Bears Appear Across Hokkaido and Tōhoku

Jangmi Makes Landfall in Wakayama and Triggers Japan’s Top Flood Alert

Ishinomaki Reveals Repackaged Insecticide Linked to Death and Child Hospitalization

Tropical Storm Jangmi Batters Okinawa and Heads Toward Kyushu

Four Found Dead Off Manazuru Coast as Separate Rescue Leaves 13-Year-Old in Cardiac Arrest