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 visitors warned over severe May weather after hiker from Hong Kong dies - The pair, aged 30 and 22, were scaling Mount ...

TOKYO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Tuesday that there was a 60% chance that the La Nina phenomenon would not occur and normal weather patterns would continue towards the Northern ...

The best time to visit Tokyo is between March and April and September and November. Autumn ushers in colorful foliage and ...

A recent study by researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University found the rise of a new type of heatwave, which is often ...