TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate Friday because of the risk of flooding and ...

Thousands of people in Japan have been ordered to evacuate and hundreds of flights and trains have been cancelled as typhoon Ampil bears down on Tokyo. The widespread disruptions come as Japan is ...

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 ...

In the event of a major earthquake or powerful typhoon disrupting the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, officials are preparing a playbook to consult for calling off or postponing events. The Tokyo ...

TOKYO: Severe tropical storm Ampil is expected to intensify into a typhoon as it nears eastern Japan on Friday (Aug 16), forcing cancellations of public transit services during the country’s ...

His decision to pardon supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is sure to enrage police, lawmakers and others whose lives were put at risk during an unprecedented episode in modern US ...

TOKYO: Typhoon Ampil edged closer to Japan’s main island of Honshu on Friday (Aug 16), forcing major Japanese airlines to cancel flights and the government to issue a warning against possible ...

This year’s most powerful typhoon, Hagibis, is inching toward Japan. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, or JMA, it's classed as a violent typhoon -- the highest category on Japan’s ...

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.