The Sakurajima volcano erupted, sending ash clouds over towns in Japan on January 19. Dramatic timelapse footage shows the volcano releasing a plume of ash 2,000 metres above the crater around 3: ...

Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that aren’t yet fully understood. In a study published in ...

A volcano has erupted in Japan sending a huge ash cloud 16,000ft into the air and launching boulders nearly a mile, with residents warned they may have to evacuate. Sakurajima, a stratovolcano in ...

Line has about 86 million users in Japan. Both national and local governments have been relying heavily on the app. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has been using it to report the daily ...

though rising raw material costs and a spike in new Omicron variant infections cloud the outlook. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda also highlighted escalating tensions in Ukraine as a fresh ...