Shrine honors cats at a Japanese island where they outnumber humans
TASHIROJIMA, Japan (AP) — On a small island off Japan’s northeastern coast, visitors make offerings at a shrine for unlikely local guardians: cats.
Asian news from region Tohoku
Evacuation ordered in northern Japan, power out, flights, trains canceled as a typhoon approaches
TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate Friday because of the risk of flooding and mudslides from a powerful typhoon approaching in the Pacific Ocean.
Powerful typhoon moves toward Tokyo, disrupting transit
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A powerful typhoon continued its advance toward Tokyo and other eastern areas of Japan on Friday morning, with the weather agency urging people to prepare for strong winds and heavy rainfall, and transport operators canceling many train services and flights.
Storm dumps intense rainfall on northern Japan, sending some people to shelters
TOKYO (AP) — A slow-moving storm has been dumping intense rains on northern Japan, swelling rivers, sending residents to shelters and disrupting traffic during a Japanese Buddhist holiday week.
Japan feels the heat as temperatures set to soar again this summer
“To already see 27 degrees (80.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in April is very worrying, and there will certainly be an impact on human health.”
Tokyo Electron investments help Japan's Silicon Road reclaim glory
SENDAI, Japan -- Japanese chipmaking equipment manufacturer Tokyo Electron is making big capital investments in Japan's northeast, a region once known as the "Silicon Road," as the company works to hone mass-production technology several generations away.
Japan braces for more heavy snow after 800 cars stranded during a 6-kilometre-long traffic jam
The warning comes a day after nearly 800 vehicles were trapped for hours on a highway in central Japan.
More heavy snow expected in Japan after 800 vehicles trapped on expressway
TOKYO (AP) — Weather officials in Japan predicted more heavy snow Thursday, a day after nearly 800 vehicles were trapped for hours on an expressway in central Japan.