Japan's Environment Ministry on Tuesday declared mongooses have been eradicated from Amami-Oshima Island in southwestern Japan, decades after launching efforts to eliminate the invasive species that ...

TOKYO — A typhoon lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as it started a crawl up the length of the archipelago and raised concerns ...

Typhoon Shanshan is bearing down on southern Japan's Amami Islands. Residents are being advised to stay on high alert for destructive winds and flooding. The typhoon is currently heading northwest ...

Typhoon Shanshan is expected to approach western parts of Japan and the Amami region in the south from Tuesday through Wednesday. It could bring fierce winds in those areas and heavy rain in wide ...