Approaching from the Pacific Ocean, Typhoon No. 7 made landfall at the southern tip of Wakayama Prefecture, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) southwest of Tokyo. The typhoon, which followed closely ...

The eighth typhoon of the season made landfall on the ... Nippon Airways canceled flights scheduled to depart and arrive at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Local train services in Chiba Prefecture ...

Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate Friday because of the risk of flooding and mudslides from a powerful typhoon approaching in the Pacific Ocean. Flights and trains in ...

In October last year, the greater Tokyo area was slammed by Hagibis, the wettest typhoon on record for the region. Hakone received over 922 mm of rain in 24 hours — a national record.

According to Digital Typhoon, this is the ninth-most-rapid intensification in recorded history. JMA forecasts the pressure could be 950hPa when it nears Japan on Saturday.

Among the around 11,000 companies who responded to the January survey, 53.4 per cent said they need more full-time workers, the highest since April 2020 and close to the all-time high of 53.9 per cent ...