Almost 4 million people in southern Japan were urged to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall Thursday, leaving thousands of residents without power and lashing Kyushu island with hurricane ...

Typhoon Shanshan made landfall Thursday morning in southern Japan, bringing strong winds and high waves to the area, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. According to the agency, the typhoon made ...

Japan says a Chinese Navy survey ship sailed into its territorial waters on Saturday. The incident comes just days after a Chinese military spy plane flew into Japanese airspace. China asserted ...

The work of Mr Shiota and his colleague Kyohei Kudo is unpleasant, but vital. Japan has long grappled with what's known as "solitary deaths", where people living without a support network die and ...

Every six hours, somewhere in the world, a shipment of liquefied natural gas controlled by a Japanese company leaves a port. The vessels — giant, floating thermoses that keep the fuel super ...

Japan: The second-largest pearl producer, famous for its Akoya pearls, which come in various colors like white, pink, green, ...

“The latest I would leave [the office] would be 11 p.m.,” said the 24-year-old, who used to work for some of Japan’s largest telecoms and e-payment companies. So intense were the demands ...

Japan is bracing for violent winds and heavy rainfall as Typhoon Shanshan slowly approaches the country's southwest. The storm has already led to airline flight cancellations and area evacuations ...

Japan’s southern islands were forecast to receive the most rain. The powerful storm has forced flight cancellations and disrupted high-speed rail travel. By Hisako Ueno and Yan Zhuang Typhoon ...

Waves hit a coastal area in Makurazaki, Kagoshima prefecture, western Japan, as a typhoon is approaching (Kyodo News via AP) The storm is expected to hit southern Kyushu on Thursday, with winds ...