Japan’s rainy season (梅雨, tsuyu), often regarded as humid and depressing, particularly in June, conjures images of soggy shoes and drizzly days. People who go out during these months experience a ...

This video captures the quiet beauty of rainy days deep in the forests of Japan, showing mist, trees, and a calm atmosphere ...

For a lot of places in the northern hemisphere, June means the start of summer–swimming, camping, barbecues, and all that fun stuff. But in Japan, June can be less fun, because it’s when the rainy ...

As Kyushu experiences record amounts of rainfall, three are dead and three others are missing in Kumamoto prefecture. Heavy rains from the tsuyu monsoon front have triggered landslides in Kumamoto, ...

Much of Japan has now entered into the 2023 rainy season. The official season last year was unusual for its periods of hot weather and because authorities could not specify an ending date for some ...

People walk in Tokyo's Asakusa area under the scorching sun while carrying parasols in Taito Ward on June 27, 2022. (Mainichi/Daisuke Wada) TOKYO -- This year's rainy season ended nearly one month ...

Japan’s 2025 rainy season has arrived early in Southern Kyūshū, which entered tsuyu on May 16. This was two weeks earlier than average and 23 days earlier than in 2024. The Japan Meteorological Agency ...

TOKYO -- On June 17, many parts of Japan became very hot. In the Kanto area (around Tokyo), the temperature went over 35 degrees Celsius for the first time this year. Read the full English article ...