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JMA Warns of Heavy Snow With Tokyo at Risk for Rare Accumulation

Detailed 24-hour totals are forecast through Saturday for Hokuriku, Kinki, Tokai, Tohoku.

Japan Confirms Tour Helicopter Wreckage Inside Mt. Aso Crater

Tea Leaf Spill From Truck Triggers Deadly Pileup on Japan’s Route 50

Japan Coast Guard’s New Icebreaking Patrol Ship ‘Soya’ Makes First Port Call in Kushiro

Kintetsu Kyoto Line Express Strikes Car at Seika Crossing, Vehicle Catches Fire

Daisen White Resort Holds Prayer as Season Opens Without Snow for First Time in Six Years

Tokyo M7.3 Quake Scenario Cuts Death Estimate to 18,000, Most From Fires

Asahiyama Zoo’s Winter Penguin Walk Kicks Off Dec. 18 After Snowy Rehearsal

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Over Japan With Bright Fireballs and Big Turnout

Tsunami Advisory Lifted After 6.7–6.9 Quake Off Northern Japan

Injury Toll Rises to 50 After Powerful Quake Off Japan’s Aomori

Magnitude 7.6 Quake Off Northern Japan Triggers Tsunami Warnings

Mount Kongo Sees First Snowfall as Japan's Early Cold Snap Eases

Okinawa Restores Water After Major Pipe Break, U.S. Bases Largely Unaffected

Oita Fire Kills One as Governor Targets Containment After More Than 170 Buildings Burn

Fresh Bear Sightings Reported in Hokkaido After Sapporo Schools Close

Japan Warns Minister Over Remark Seen as Recognizing Russian Claim to Disputed Islands

Philippines Confirms 204 Dead From Typhoon 25 as Typhoon Phonwong Strengthens on a Path Toward Taiwan and Okinawa

JR East Says All 71 Sections Across 36 Local Lines Posted FY2024 Deficits, Loss Totals ¥79 Billion

Magnitude 4.7 Quake Shakes Nikko in Tochigi, No Tsunami Expected