Nerves rattled in Japan as alert for magnitude 9.9 quake withdrawn minutes later
Emergency phone alarms blared, city loudspeakers crackled to life and newscasters urgently warned viewers to take shelter as…
Magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Hokkaido
A strong earthquake rattled Hokkaido early Monday, the Japanese and U.S. meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a…
Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35 C or hotter, weather agency says
Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35 degrees Celsius or above, the weather office said…
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
A heat wave gripping the nation is expected to continue this week and could hit its peak over…