Heavy rainfall in northeastern Japan on Tuesday forced temporary suspensions of Shinkansen bullet train services and caused flooding in dozens of homes, the local media reported. Shinkansen bullet ...

Hundreds of people across Japan sued the central government Thursday, seeking damages for "unconstitutional" inaction on climate change in the country's first such litigation. The landmark lawsuit ...

Around the world, we are already witnessing the detrimental effects of climate change, which we know will only become more severe. Extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall, tropical cyclones, and ...