Tokyo has recorded the highest number of days of severe heat in a year by the mid-point of summer with temperatures reaching ...

Daytime temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius used to be 'unheard of' in Japan, but are now so common that new words had to ...

Scorching heat prevailed again on Tuesday in many parts of Japan, with temperatures soaring above 38 degrees Celsius in the ...

Temperatures soared across Japan on July 31 as a high-pressure system covered a wide swath of the archipelago from the Kinki ...

Outfit contains battery-operated fan attached to mesh that blows air around animal’s body A clothing company is making ...

Many parts of Japan were blanketed by sweltering heat on Sunday. Weather officials forecast that the heatwave will continue ...

Tokyo-based clothing company Sweet Mommy has a novel way to keep pets cool. Instead of romping in sprinklers or parking in ...

A heat wave brings trouble to Tokyo a century ago, while 25 years ago the city of Kyoto tries an initiative to slow down global warming.

A Tokyo clothing maker created a wearable fan for pets to make their walks a little cooler amid an unbearable Japan heatwave.

Yet, even in the context of our new climate certainties, the recent heatwave in Japan is extraordinary. Temperatures reached above 104 degrees (40 Celsius) for the first time on record for the month ...

Block ice production is in full swing at a factory in this western Japan town as a heat wave hits the country.

Some of Tokyo's dogs that have been sweltering in Japan's heat wave are now being cooled by new battery-powered wearable fan ...