Official Opening Declaration by His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino The official opening of the event will be declared by His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino, marking the moment when ...

KAMI, Kochi — Tourists are flocking to Ryugado Cave in Kami, Kochi Prefecture, for a cool respite amid the intense heat of summer. Ryugado is one of Japan’s three major limestone caves, along with ...

Tropical Storm Peipah makes landfall in Japan's Kochi Prefecture The Japan Meteorological Agency says Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in Japan's western prefecture of Kochi at around 1 a.m. on ...

Known as tonbo in Japanese, dragonflies are everywhere in Japan at the end of the summer and early autumn. Step into a park, like Tokachi Hills, or stroll through the countryside and you’re likely to ...

TOKYO, 5th September, 2025 (WAM) – Typhoon Peipah landed on western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to warn people in many areas of landslides and other disasters from ...

Typhoon Peipah, also called No. 15, made landfall on the Kii Peninsula on Friday morning after reaching Shikoku in early hours that day. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the typhoon made ...

Typhoon Peipah made landfall early Friday, September 5, bringing heavy rain and flooding across a wide area from western to eastern Japan. The typhoon first came ashore near Sukumo City in Kochi ...

A Japan Meteorological Agency sign is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A typhoon made landfall on Kochi Prefecture on the main island of Shikoku early Friday after advancing ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency says Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in Japan's western prefecture of Kochi at around 1 a.m. on Friday. The storm touched down around the city of Sukumo and could ...

Tropical Storm Peipah moved eastward along Japan's Pacific coast on Friday, bringing heavy rains to Shizuoka Prefecture. Linear precipitation zones, or strings of rain clouds that often bring ...

A Japan Meteorological Agency sign is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A typhoon that made landfall twice in western Japan on Friday continues to advance eastward along the ...

As reported by Kyodo News, as of mid-August, 135 people in Japan had been diagnosed with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, or SFTS, a potentially fatal tick-borne disease. This surpasses ...