The Japanese government is making arrangements to compile a supplementary budget of about 13.5 trillion yen ($87 billion) to ...

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan's real gross domestic product ... with the impact of higher bonuses and strong sales of summer products largely offset by store closures due to a typhoon and other ...

In October 1945, two months after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and one ...

Trends emerging from the ongoing Tokyo International Film Festival include a new talent wave and growing government support ...

Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday as authorities warned of landslides and floods, ...

Fierce winds and torrential rain lashed Taiwan on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years. The ...

Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall on Taiwan's east coast with all cities and counties declaring a day off, financial markets closed and hundreds of flights cancelled. A 48-year-old motorcyclist was ...

Typhoon Kong-rey, the biggest typhoon to directly hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years, has made landfall on the island's eastern coast. Schools and workplaces across Taiwan were closed on Thursday and ...

Typhoon Kong-rey has the strength equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane and is likely the largest storm to hit Taiwan since 1996. Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in the east of Taiwan on Thursday ...

Typhoon Leon (Kong-rey) already has maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h as of early Wednesday, October 30, and it is expected to keep intensifying MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Leon (Kong-rey ...

Five-meter waves pounded Taiwan's shores on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey drew near, with forecasters expecting the storm to hit the island as one of the most powerful in years. Kong-rey's ...

While the Raptor usually prevails through stealth and situational awareness, its agility was compromised in the drills due to external fuel tanks, giving the lighter Typhoon an edge. Despite ...