Weather officials in Japan say a rare cyclone that developed near the equator, along with high sea-surface temperatures, likely caused the torrential downpours that hit Southeast Asia last week.

The Japanese government decided to extend an emergency grant of $2.5 million to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday. The emergency grant will be used to provide ...

On 4 December, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, Akio Isomata, handed over emergency relief goods to Deputy Minister of ...

Tokyo, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has expressed her sympathies for the victims of a cyclone that struck Sri Lanka recently. "I am deeply saddened by the loss of ...

A powerful cyclone that brought unseasonal cold, snow, strong winds, hail and yellow dust to the Korean Peninsula and China over the weekend is now heading toward Japan. On Monday, Japan’s ...

Japan: Record-breaking snowfall wreaked havoc in northern Japan last week, leaving at least three people dead and 54 injured as of Feb. 10, according to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

Japan, one of the first nations to offer relief to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah left a trail of destruction, is using shock and awe to treat survivors of the devastating floods.

A powerful magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering evacuation orders and a ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international help. Meanwhile, the IMD has issued a red alert for the north Tamil Nadu, ...

Long before dawn, people were already queueing for medical aid on Tuesday at an emergency camp in Sri Lanka's coastal town of ...