The new name for cruelly hot days is expected to bring more awareness to heat-related illnesses as our climate warms.

Students in Japan are more likely to be apathetic towards or confused by climate change than concerned or actively involved in the issue, according to research at the University of Tokyo. The work is ...

Japan records first ‘cruelly hot day’ as temperatures pass 40C - Authorities issue heatstroke warnings in more than 40 of ...

November is just a few days away, but Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago. The peaks of Japan’s highest mountain are ...

This open access book presents the latest Japanese research for the projection of climate change impacts and the evaluation of adaptation policies, with a particular focus on the S-18 Project—a ...

Japan heatstroke alert covers a record 43 prefectures on July 20, 2026, the highest single-day total since the system ...

Japan rainy season 2026 officially ended July 20 as the Japan Meteorological Agency declared tsuyu-ake for Tokyo and Nagoya, ...

We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around the world that was made more likely by human-caused climate change. Climate Matters is ...

Seas around Japan about 5C warmer, research shows Fish, seafood catch hit by climate change, boosting prices Household spending on food highest in 43 years Climate change on central bank's radar due ...

The Tenpō Famine of the 1830s was one of the worst in Japanese history, with the poor weather causing escalating rice prices as a major cause. To better understand how historical weather anomalies ...

When President Donald Trump initiated the exit of the United States from the Paris Agreement for the second time, the world was once again reminded of the role that rich, historically polluting ...