Japan’s summer this year has its recorded highest average temperature since records began 125 years ago, the country's weather agency said on Friday. “In the summer of 2023, the average summer ...

Japan logged a new heat record on Tuesday, with the mercury hitting 41.8C, the weather office said, warning temperatures may rise further still. Temperatures the world over have soared in recent years ...

More than 450 people are suing Japan’s government and seeking damages of 1,000 yen ($6) each, alleging one of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters isn’t doing enough to combat global warming.

Japan is a country shaped by seasons and traditions. Each time of year offers a distinct set of experiences that influence ...

Japan set a new temperature record for the second time in a week amid a scorching heat wave affecting most of the country. Temperatures in Isesaki City in Gunma prefecture, which is northwest of Tokyo ...

Pedestrians use umbrellas to shelter from the sun as they cross a street in the Kabukicho entertainment area of Shinjuku in central Tokyo - Copyright AFP Richard A ...

Hundreds of people across Japan will sue the central government Thursday seeking damages for "unconstitutional" inaction on climate change, the country's first such litigation.

In a recent study published in PLOS ONE, researchers assessed the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on temperature-sensitive disease mortality. Study: Impact of the COVID-19 ...