With deadly rains lashing western Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancels a trip to Europe and the Mideast.

The death toll from heavy rains tops 120 with nearly 60 people still missing.

Heavy rain in Fukuoka causes a road collapse and triggers a landslide, destroying houses.

The Meteorological Agency alerts people to the chance of record rains through this weekend.

Heavy rains cause rivers to burst their banks in northern Hokkaido.

Powerful Typhoon Prapiroon causes a factory collapse and other damage as it moves northward along Nagasaki Prefecture.

Shipments of a rare square watermelon begin in western Japan.

Winds are strengthening as powerful typhoon Prapiroon closes in on southwest Japan.

After decades of development, tidelands home to endangered mudskippers in Japan's Ariake Sea are making a comeback.

Torrential rain lashes northern Kyushu in western Japan.