TOKYO — Heavy rain hit northern Japan Thursday, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds.

At least six people have been confirmed dead on Japan’s Noto Peninsula after floods struck an area still recovering from a major earthquake nine months ago. Heavy rain pounded the area over the ...

In the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, record rainfall has caused flooding and landslides ... related to both the weather and the instability of the terrain. Read also: India reels from severe ...

A slow-moving tropical storm had a far-reaching impact in much of Japan on Friday, dumping heavy rain around Tokyo and flooding roads and riverside areas in the south. Flooding was reported in a ...

About 20 percent of Japan’s population resides in areas that are at risk of flooding when heavy rain causes rivers to overflow, according to a recent Asahi Shimbun analysis. The number has ...

TOKYO, July 6, 2020 (AFP): Tens of thousands of rescue workers in Japan ... deadly floods and landslides in a desperate search for survivors as the death toll rose and more torrential rain loomed.

Now, the same central Japan area has been hit by torrential downpours, with rivers bursting their banks and hillsides crumbling. Floods and mudslides ... But then the torrential rain came ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Five million people were issued "rare weather warnings" in eastern Japan and 800,000 were advised to evacuate their homes as massive amounts of flooding tore up ...

TOKYO (AP) — Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents ...