20+ hour, 38+ min ago   (203+ words) Torrential rain is falling in many areas of Japan, mainly in the country's northeast and west. A Level 4 Urgent Warning for landslides is in place for parts of Akita Prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency says developed rain clouds have been…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (107+ words) A ferry carrying about 240 people in the Java Sea off Indonesia has lost contact. The country's search and rescue authorities said one person is dead and 140 are unaccounted for. The officials said the ferry operator informed them early Sunday morning…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (198+ words) Officials in Chiba Prefecture, neighboring Tokyo, report that more than 520 businesses have been affected by the record rain that struck last month. They say losses total over 2.6 billion yen, or roughly 17 million dollars. During the downpours in mid-August, the Japan…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (167+ words) Japan's agriculture ministry says it will raise the price of imported wheat by 12 percent from the fall. The ministry on Wednesday announced the average price of five major wheat brands for the period between October and March next year. It…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (234+ words) Japan's Children and Families Agency says 50 children across the country died from abuse in the year to March 2025. This excludes cases involving the suicide of parents or guardians. The agency says the figure, which includes deaths caused by assault or…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (197+ words) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on world leaders to work for peace at an annual ceremony to ring the Peace Bell at the United Nations in New York on Wednesday. Japan presented the Peace Bell to the UN in 1954. It…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (260+ words) The United States and Iran are trading attacks targeting vessels around the Strait of Hormuz, fueling concerns that the ongoing conflict could further escalate and have even more serious consequences. US Central Command announced on Tuesday that it had destroyed…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (116+ words) The United States says it will ban some imports from Canada, including motorcycles, alcoholic drinks and dairy products. President Donald Trump signed proclamations to that effect on Tuesday. He said the ban will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on September 29, US Eastern…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (239+ words) Torrential rain has hit Japan's central region of Tokai, causing flooding. The Japan Meteorological Agency at one time issued a Level 5 Emergency Warning for flooding for the Shonai River in the area. Officials say bands of rain clouds developed over…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (187+ words) Weather authorities have revised the Level 5 Emergency Warning for flooding of the Shonai River that runs through Aichi and Gifu prefectures in central Japan to a Level 2 Advisory. But torrential rain continues to pound parts of central Japan, leading to…...