The improved system, which features five alert levels for flooding, heavy rain, landslides and storm surges, was introduced ...

Operation of a new system of "disaster prevention weather information" reorganizing warnings and advisories for hazards in ...

Torrential rain has battered Japan’s Hokuriku region, causing train suspensions, flooding, and landslide warnings. Kanazawa city recorded record rainfall as unstable weather continues. Authorities ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced on April 17 that it has chosen "kokushobi," which literally means "cruelly hot day," as a new term for days when high temperatures hit 40 degrees ...

Japan’s weather agency has formally adopted a name for sizzling-hot days ahead of what is set to be another scorcher of a summer. Days with a maximum temperature of 40C (104F) or higher will be ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is a governmental body headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, operating under the Ministry of ...

Japan has unveiled a new name for days that reach 40C (104F) or above, after the country experienced its hottest summer on record last year. The term - kokushobi - has been translated as "cruelly hot" ...