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Nikkei drops in morning as heavyweight tech shares face renewed selling

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index fell Friday morning, briefly losing over 2 percent, as its heavyweight technology components came under renewe

Rain-triggering 'atmospheric rivers' grow 8% in volume over Japan in 40 years: research

TOKYO -- The moisture flow of "atmospheric rivers" that bring heavy rain to many parts of the Japanese archipelago has increased by about 8% over Japa

Typhoon brings heavy rain to Tokyo after landfall in western Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Typhoon Jangmi brought heavy rain to the Tokyo metropolitan area on Wednesday, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and disrupting fli

Heavy rain from tropical storm raises flood risks in the Tokyo region

TOKYO (AP) -- A tropical storm dumped heavy rain and raised flood risks around east-central Japan as it moved into the heavily populated Tokyo region

At least 23 killed in Russian attack, Ukrainian president says new assault possible

It ​was the third heavy assault on Kyiv in under a month.

Mitsubishi Heavy to develop Japan-based defense AI with Preferred Networks

Ukraine’s Kyiv under heavy Russian attack, apartment building on fire, mayor says

Moscow has targeted Ukraine's power supplies and infrastructure this year while Kyiv has stepped up attacks on oil facilities inside Russia.

Tokyo stocks mixed, Nikkei hits fresh record high on tech rise

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index closed at a fresh record high on Monday, on the buying of some heavyweight technology shares, while the Topix

Tokyo stocks mixed in morning as tech issues rise, gains locked in

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Monday morning, with the Nikkei stock index hitting a new intraday high on buying of some heavyweight technol

Typhoon Jangmi expected to bring heavy rain to western, eastern Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Typhoon Jangmi is forecast to bring heavy rain to western and eastern Japan along the Pacific coast this week, the Japan Meteorologic

Tokyo stocks fall as gains locked in, renewed Middle East uncertainty

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Thursday, weighed down by investors locking in gains in heavyweight technology shares and renewed uncertainty over

Japan weather alert names unified for flooding, heavy rain, landslides, storm surges

TOKYO -- Operation of a new system of "disaster prevention weather information" reorganizing warnings and advisories for hazards in Japan began May 28

Japan rolls out revamped weather warning system ahead of rainy season

The improved system features five alert levels for flooding, heavy rain, landslides and storm surges.

Oleksandr Usyk survives scare from Rico Verhoeven to retain heavyweight titles

Until the controversial stoppage, Verhoeven had proved to be more than a tricky competitor and gave Usyk a huge scare.

Japan’s Middle East Oil Imports Drop by Two-Thirds in April

Japanese oil imports plunged in April, due to the country’s heavy dependency on the currently chaotic Middle East for much of its petroleum supplies.