Tropical storm Jangmi hits Southwestern Japan: Injures 9 in Japan, people urged to evacuate, leaves thousands without powerTyphoon Jangmi, a severe tropical storm, battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday. The storm cut off power to tens of thousands of homes, gro...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
Heavy rain slams southern Japan, triggering floods and mudslidesTorrential rain lashed Kyushu, Japan, on Friday, unleashing floods and landslides and prompting widespread evacuations. A mudslide in Aira ...
09 Aug, 2025, 10.07 AM IST
Three drones detected in Japan nuclear plantJapanese authorities are investigating the appearance of three unauthorized drones detected near the Genkai Nuclear Power Station, where tw...
27 Jul, 2025, 08.14 AM IST
Japan issues mid-level volcano warningJapanese authorities issued a mid-level warning Sunday for a volcano in the southwestern Kyushu region, telling people not to approach and ...
30 Mar, 2025, 06.40 AM IST
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan, followed by tsunami warningsOn Monday evening, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, with authorities issuing a tsunami advisory for affected regions. ...
13 Jan, 2025, 07.06 PM IST
Typhoon hits Japan's Kyushu; three dead, airlines, factories affectedTyphoon Shanshan struck southwest Japan, causing heavy rain and strong winds, disrupting air traffic, and cutting power to over a quarter m...
29 Aug, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
Tsunami reaches Japan's South Western Miyazaki prefecture after two powerful earthquakesA tsunami has reached Japan's southwestern Miyazaki prefecture following two powerful earthquakes on Thursday. The earthquakes, with magnit...
08 Aug, 2024, 03.03 PM IST
Strong earthquake in southwestern Japan leaves 9 with minor injuries, but no tsunamiThe magnitude 6.6 quake was centred just off the western coast of the southwestern main island of Shikoku, in an area called the Bungo Chan...
18 Apr, 2024, 05.51 PM IST
Japan takes Taiwan's helping hand on long road to chip revivalThat Japan turned to TSMC for help on an industry it once dominated reflects the Taiwan chipmaker's dominant position in the foundry busine...
23 Feb, 2024, 09.20 AM IST
Typhoon Khanun lashes southern Japan, South Korea; another storm loomsKhanun could make landfall at the southeastern South Korean port city of Tongyeong on Thursday, before tracking up the Korean peninsula, au...
09 Aug, 2023, 02.37 PM IST
Typhoon batters western Japan with record rain, killing twoAbout 286,000 households were without electricity on Monday afternoon, down from some 340,000 households earlier on the day, the trade mini...
19 Sep, 2022, 10.24 PM IST
Typhoon floods parts of Japan, wipes out power, some 60 hurtThe typhoon was packing sustained winds of 108 kilometers per hour (67 mph) and gusts up to 162 kilometers (100 miles) per hour, according ...
19 Sep, 2022, 08.42 AM IST
Powerful typhoon Nanmadol pounds southern Japan; thousands evacuatedThe Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Nanmadol was near the southern island of Yakushima, packing maximum surface winds of 162 kilom...
18 Sep, 2022, 11.14 AM IST
Powerful typhoon 'Haishen' approaches Japan with violent winds, heavy rainTyphoon Haishen, categorised as "large" and "extremely strong", was expected to move through the Amami region of small islands near Kyushu ...
06 Sep, 2020, 08.22 AM IST
Coca-Cola launches first boozy drink in Japan - and the recipe is a closely-guarded secretThree new "Lemon-Do" drinks will be available in the southern Kyushu region of Japan.
29 May, 2018, 02.12 PM IST
From Austria to Jordan, five honeymoon spots you can considerEven if you’re not into classical music, a performance by the Vienna Philharmonic can be overwhelmingly romantic.
20 Oct, 2016, 08.07 AM IST
Japan earthquake: 'I thought I was going to die'A still shocked resident from a town in southern Japan recounted his terror the previous night as he examined the damage Friday from a powe...
15 Apr, 2016, 03.44 PM IST