Researchers have uncovered a key mechanism behind Japan's extreme winter weather, revealing how distant climate patterns interact to intensify cold waves and heavy snowfall. Extreme weather ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Shift ...

TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japan's government approved on Tuesday new targets to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions through 2040, alongside a revised energy plan and an updated industrial ...

Tackling the biggest climate problems affecting the planet will require all countries to work in unison, a strategy that has led to a new, joint effort from Canada and Japan. A collaborative, ...

Snow-covered mountains in Japan. Winter cold spells and heavy snowfall in Japan are influenced not only by local weather conditions but also by distant climate patterns extending from the North ...