After a week of uneasiness following the Japan Meteorological Agency’s first-ever Nankai Trough advisory, which called for caution against a possible huge earthquake, the broad implications and impact ...

Fujitsu has delivered a supercomputer to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Set to go live on March 5, the machine will improve prediction accuracy for typhoons and torrential rains, helping ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency urged Kyushu residents to be wary of aftershocks from the strong Jan. 13 earthquake but said the temblor did not heighten the risk of a dreaded Nankai Trough megaquake.

The Earth's average temperature has increased by nearly 2 degrees since 1880, according to NASA. Other data corroborate that finding. However, some Facebook users claim a graph shows a Japanese island ...

Snow fell in central Tokyo on Friday, the season's first snowfall in the capital, the country's weather agency said. It was a day earlier than the average and 14 days later than last season, according ...

Downpours on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued, ...

The United Nations agency responsible for comprehensively tracking the planet’s weather and climate system has once again raised its voice to add to the chorus proclaiming the exceptional warmth that ...

Today Cray announced that the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is implementing two Cray XC50 supercomputers at its site in Kiyose, Tokyo. These systems are expected to deliver a combined peak ...