Thirteen years after 3.11, Tokyo is reinforcing its disaster preparedness. We look at how the city is preventing floods and redeveloping coastal communities.
Typhoon Lan is set to hit the central island of Honshu, affecting Kobe, Osaka, and Nagoya, among others. Find out about past disruptions and lessons learned.
Torrential rain has caused deadly landslides and flooding in Kyushu. Photos reveal the extent of the destruction and devastation as search operations continue.
Typhoon Mawar hit Japan as a powerful tropical storm bringing torrential waves of "training" thunderstorms along with floods, landslides, death and disruption.
As the G7 Hiroshima Summit came to a close, a key country in the focus of G7 leaders was China, including its economic opportunism and aggression.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako sent a message to the Atami residents, saying that “Our hearts ache at the thought of those whose whereabouts have still...
At least 23 people are presumed dead and 14 more missing as of Sunday, July 5, after torrential rains pounded Japan’s southern island of Kyushu the...
(Last of a Two-part Series) Part 1: After Hagibis: Painters, Dog Walkers, Bagpipe Players, Magicians Bring Life Back to the Arakawa Arakawa...
In the early hours of Sunday, October 13, Typhoon Hagibis moved from the Tokyo metropolitan area up north-east region, heavily affecting the areas of Nagano,...
Happy New Year from JAPAN Forward! One week into 2019, we are sharing with you in a series the 25 most-read articles of the past 12...
By Arielle Busetto Japan is a notoriously narrow archipelago of islands. Tourists coming to Japan often remark on the seemingly miniscule...
