Fifty houses were completely destroyed in Tsukuba. * The strong winds were part of a system of thunder, heavy rain and hail that hit areas northeast of Tokyo. * The National Weather Service states Japan sees frequent tornadoes relative to the rest of the planet.

South Korea said it has enough currency reserves to weather the storm, while in Japan ... chief economist at Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. in Tokyo. “The Bank of Japan probably wants to wait and see the effect of their monetary easing ...

TOKYO -- A tornado tore through a city northeast of Tokyo Sunday, killing one person and injuring dozens of others. Firefighters and medical teams rushed to the area after the tornado struck Tsukuba city, 60 kilometers (40 miles) from Tokyo. The city is a ...

TOKYO — A tornado tore through an area just northeast of the Japanese capital Sunday, injuring at least 30 people, destroying dozens of homes and leaving thousands more without electricity. Firefighters and helicopter medical teams rushed to the area ...

Tokyo, May 5 (Xinhua-ANI): Stormy weather has led to the deaths of eight mountaineers belonging to different groups in the Northern Alps in central Japan, local media reported Saturday. Police in central Nagano Prefecture said a group of six men ...

Japan continues to experience extreme weather. A tornado whipped through two prefectures north of Tokyo on Sunday afternoon. While twisters aren’t as well known in a country regularly battered by typhoons and tsunamis, tornados — called ...

According to the Tokyo Electric Power Company ... Overall there were 186 storm reports, mostly from damaging wind. If you think the severe weather has gotten worse, think again. The United States is home to about 90% of the world’s tornadoes in any ...