The Japan Meteorological Agency is considering introducing artificial intelligence into weather forecasting to improve ...

For the first time in 62 years, a region other than Okinawa Prefecture or the Amami islands in far southern Japan is in the ...

Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupted on May 15, 2025, releasing toxic gases and ash that pose serious health risks, including ...

Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupted on May 15, 2025, sending a 3,000-meter ash plume into the air, with authorities closely ...

Japan's weather agency said Friday the rainy season appears to have begun in the southern Kyushu region, marking the first ...

The Kyushu and Shikoku regions are experiencing intermittent rains due to moist air flowing toward a weather front around the East China Sea. Southern Kyushu is likely to see clouds and rain for about ...

Colorado State University predicts an active 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. According to the university's early April report, it forecasts 17 named storms, nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes, ...

More than 30,000 spectators were treated to an ancient Japanese imperial procession, a highlight of Kyoto's Aoi Matsuri ...

This is the first time since statistics began in 1951 that southern Kyushu has entered the rainy season earlier than any ...

For 16 generations, master gardeners in this one family have dedicated their lives to preserving one of the nation's most cherished – and highly sought-out – symbols.

A just-issued latest monthly report has found both April and the first four months of 2025 are pacing just behind the record ...

Alerts for 2025 started from late April. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, heatstroke alerts are issued in each of 58 forecast areas across Japan when the wet bulb globe temperature ...