This map shows the locations of ... where the epicenter was located on Kyushu island, as well as nearby Kochi prefecture on Shikoku island, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Summers in Japan are typically hot and rainy. Unlike much of the US, where warmer temperatures generally lead to less rain, Japan’s climate is heavily influenced by its surrounding oceans. Warmer air, ...

Five people in Ehime Prefecture and one person in Kochi Prefecture were injured, while two were hurt in Oita Prefecture, which is on the southwestern main island of Kyushu. Shikoku Electric Power ...

Typhoon No. 4 made landfall near Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, shortly before 6 a.m. on July 5, dumping record levels of heavy rain in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions. The Japan Meteorological ...