Japan
Weatherwatch: Perth to swelter as heatwave expected to return to Australia
Parts of country will have to endure highs of more than 40C, while South Korea and Japan told to expect snow
Faye Hulton (Metdesk)
05, Feb, 2024 @7:54 AM
Weather tracker: Canada wildfires rage in what could be worst season to date
Plumes of smoke move southwards across US east coast. Elsewhere, Japan hit by remnants of Typhoon Mawar
Matt Andrews, Lauren Herdman and Faye Hulton for MetDesk
09, Jun, 2023 @6:30 AM
Weather tracker: Deadly floods batter Italy’s Adriatic coast
Ten people confirmed dead with three missing; Typhoon Nanmadol forces millions to flee homes in Japan
Andrew Stewart (Metdesk)
19, Sep, 2022 @9:41 AM
Wearable fans help Japan’s hot dogs beat the heat
A maternity clothes maker in Tokyo is marketing portable fans to help dogs and cats cope with oppressive summer weather
Justin McCurry in Tokyo, with agencies
02, Aug, 2022 @4:38 AM
Weather tracker: Japan’s rainy season ends early amid heatwave
Meteorological authority declares short season in several regions as temperatures remain high across country
Daniel Gardner for MetDesk
01, Jul, 2022 @6:46 AM
Weather tracker: Japan swelters as ‘heat dome’ pushes up temperatures
Trapped warm air and high pressure result in country recording temperature of 40C for first time in month of June
Jodie Woodcock (Metdesk)
27, Jun, 2022 @9:43 AM
Weatherwatch: the Japanese legend of the wind weasel
Folklore tells of the kamaitachi, a flying creature with claws like sickles, that cuts like the wind
David Hambling
03, Mar, 2022 @6:00 AM
Torrential rain causes flooding and landslides in Japan
Several dead and more than a million people told to evacuate after storms batter south and west of country
Brendan Jones for MetDesk
19, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM
Storm Filomena brings record snowfall to Spain
Madrid had its highest 24-hour snowfall in 50 years, while Japan is hit by ‘sea-effect snow’ phenomenon
Tamsin Green (MetDesk)
21, Jan, 2021 @6:00 AM
Japanese cities blanketed in record levels of snowfall
Motorists stranded and tens of thousands of homes without power after spectacular blizzard
Nicholas Lee (metdesk)
24, Dec, 2020 @3:59 AM
Weatherwatch: the extreme nature of Japan’s climate
The weather varies across the island nation, with everything from long cold winters to mild summers and tropical cyclones
Stephen Moss
07, Oct, 2020 @8:30 PM
World weatherwatch: Japan and South Korea hit by tropical storm Kong-Rey
Ex-hurricane Rosa brought flooding to Mexico and parts of US, while drought-stricken Australia was glad of downpours
Rich Johnson (MetDesk)
10, Oct, 2018 @8:30 PM
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