Council members will discuss how to maintain the functions of railways, roads and communications networks, and how to secure ...

NHK has learned that Japan's Cabinet Office and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will jointly study measures to take in the ...

TOKYO — A snowcapped volcano northwest of Tokyo erupted early Monday, sending up a huge plume of smoke and gas and raining fine, powdery ash on parts of Japan's capital. There were no reports of ...

Volcanoes are both captivating and disastrous. Most are likely familiar with the common short-term dangers associated with ...

Large raindrops began falling like sleet on the evening of May 29 near the Kagoshima prefectural office, creating thick, dark ...