TOKYO -- Police, health authorities and businesses in Japan are on high alert for summer heat this year after two straight years of record temperatures, with severe health consequences for the elderly ...

The mercury has climbed across much of Japan in recent days, but the seasonal rain front is expected to return early next ...

Japan has issued a public alert after record-breaking early-summer heat enveloped much of the country this week and four ...

Japan is sweltering under an unusually intense heatwave that has left at least four people dead from heatstroke and triggered widespread government warnings, ...

Rice prices in Japan have more than doubled, driving inflation to a multi-year high and impacting PM Ishiba`s approval ...

On June 17, many parts of Japan became very hot. In the Kanto area (around Tokyo), the temperature went over 35 degrees ...

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose to their highest in 2-1/2 weeks on Wednesday as a stronger Nikkei bolstered investor ...

Sweltering temperatures prompted heatstroke alerts in multiple Japanese regions on Wednesday, with dozens of people seeking ...

Fifty-seven people were transported to the hospital in Tokyo for heat-related illnesses. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Sweltering temperatures prompted heatstroke alerts in multiple Japanese regions today, with dozens of people seeking ...

The Australian Government has issued a "red" aviation alert and Japan has issued a tsunami warning after a volcano erupted in ...