The typhoon is currently moving northward over the sea east of Japan. Intermittent heavy rain is forecast to fall in Hokkaido and the Tohoku region from Aug. 11. The Japan Meteorological Agency ...

Meanwhile, Typhoon No. 5, which made landfall in Iwate ... Up to 150 millimeters of rain is forecast for Hokkaido and 100 mm for the Tohoku region over the 24 hours to midnight.

The Hokkaido Railway Company has decided to suspend ... causing flooding and inundation. Typhoon Shanshan developed slowly after it made landfall in western Japan. Shanshan formed over the sea ...

A strong earthquake rocked Japan's northern island of Hokkaido shortly after 3AM on Thursday -- just one day after powerful typhoon Jebi left traces of destruction in the region. The intense ...