Super Komachi

One of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in recent years made landfall just east of Tokyo today with record-breaking winds, stinging rain and sending some rivers close to the top of their banks before heading out to sea. More than 130 flight…

Haneda Airport one of the areas damaged by strong winds and torrential rain. A powerful typhoon passed through Japan early this morning, travelling along the coast of Shizuoka and Kanagawa prefectures before making landfall in Tokyo’s neighbouring Chiba Pref…

TOKYO (Reuters) - One of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in recent years made landfall just east of Tokyo on Monday with record-breaking winds, stinging rain and sending some rivers close to the top of their banks before heading out to sea.…

One of the strongest typhoons to hit Tokyo in recent years made landfall just east of Japan's capital on Monday, bringing record-breaking winds and stinging rain. More than 100 flights were cancelled and scores of train lines were closed, snarling the mornin…

Central Japan Railway says it has suspended Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Odawara due to strong winds. East Japan Railway says bullet train services on the Tohoku, Yamagata, Akita, Hokuriku and Joetsu lines are running. However d…

Tokyo's Railway Museum Geoffrey Morrison/CNET Japan is a country built for trains. Its multiple large cities situated relatively close to one another make it the ideal environment for trains over planes. In the 1960s Japan pioneered the "bullet train," or s…

Typhoon Faxai is forecast to reach coastal areas near Tokyo in the late hours of Sunday. (AFP pic)  TOKYO: A strong typhoon that could bring record winds and rain was poised to make a direct hit on Tokyo later Sunday, as authorities warned of high waves, lan…

The Rugby World Cup 2019 is fast approaching, and Japan anticipates that more than 400,000 international fans will arrive for the 43-day tournament. Of those, around 50,000 will be travelling from the British Isles to support the home nations sides with Engl…

If you’re planning a trip to Japan, it’s important to be prepared! It’s easy to find information on what to pack, or which sight-seeing spots to visit, but what about where to get wi-fi, or how to contact police if there’s an emergency? Here are 10 Japan tips…

TOKYO: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday visited the Hamamatsu Air Base in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, where he was briefed on the functioning of F-15 fighter aircraft and Kawasaki Trainer plane. "At the Hamamatsu Airbase in Japan, I had a goo…