Local authorities in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan have issued evacuation orders to parts of two cities where heavy rain has increased the risk of landslides.
Many in Hawaii are waiting hour after hour to learn whether their family and friends are safe. At least 96 people on the island of Maui have died in the deadliest wildfires in the US in more than a century. State authorities fear every day could bring another 10 to 20 victims.
People in Japan are observing a solemn 78th anniversary on Tuesday. On August 15, 1945, a statement from Emperor Showa was broadcast on the radio, announcing that the country had surrendered in World War Two.
A severe tropical storm is expected to approach Japan's Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean later this week and the country's main island of Honshu next week.
A severe tropical storm is expected to approach Japan's Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean later this week and the country's main island of Honshu next week.