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Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding Across Greater Tokyo Area 4

On July 10, 2025, record rainfall over 100 mm per hour caused severe flooding in Tokyo and surrounding regions. Roads were submerged, rivers reached flood levels, and emergency alerts were issued. This video shows vehicles driving through a flooded road in Shibuya, Tokyo.

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Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A train is stopped on the outer loop track of the busy Yamanote Line at JR Shibuya Station in Tokyo in the early hours of May 23, 2025, following problems with some pantographs.

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Protest tractor march by farmers in Tokyo

Protest tractor march by farmers in Tokyo

Farmers drive tractors on a public road in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on March 30, 2025, in a protest march seeking more government support for the declining agricultural industry.

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Protest tractor march by farmers in Tokyo

Protest tractor march by farmers in Tokyo

Farmers drive tractors on a public road in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on March 30, 2025, in a protest march seeking more government support for the declining agricultural industry.

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Protest tractor march by farmers in Tokyo

Protest tractor march by farmers in Tokyo

Farmers drive tractors on a public road in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on March 30, 2025, in a protest march seeking more government support for the declining agricultural industry.

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Protest tractor march by farmers in Tokyo

Protest tractor march by farmers in Tokyo

Farmers drive tractors on a public road in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on March 30, 2025, in a protest march seeking more government support for the declining agricultural industry.

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Protest tractor march by farmers in Tokyo

Protest tractor march by farmers in Tokyo

Farmers drive tractors on a public road in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on March 30, 2025, in a protest march seeking more government support for the declining agricultural industry.

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[Breaking News]Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

TOKYO, Japan, March 26 Kyodo - Video taken on March 25, 2025, shows a building housing the Unification Church in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. The Tokyo District Court ordered the same day the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages. (Kyodo)

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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Photo taken on March 25, 2025, shows a building housing the Unification Church in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. The Tokyo District Court ordered the same day the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages.

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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Photo taken on March 25, 2025, shows a building housing the Unification Church in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. The Tokyo District Court ordered the same day the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages.

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Japan: Dodgers’ Kike Hernández Enjoys Tokyo Visit Before MLB Opening Games 3

Days ahead of the MLB opening game against the Chicago Cubs, part of the Tokyo Series on Tuesday, March 18, Los Angeles Dodgers star player Enrique Hernández, was seen around Harajuku, a popular area in Tokyo, and enjoyed exploring the city.

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Japan: Dodgers’ Kike Hernández Enjoys Tokyo Visit Before MLB Opening Games 2

Days ahead of the MLB opening game against the Chicago Cubs, part of the Tokyo Series on Tuesday, March 18, Los Angeles Dodgers star player Enrique Hernández, was seen around Harajuku, a popular area in Tokyo, and enjoyed exploring the city.

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Japan: Dodgers’ Kike Hernández Enjoys Tokyo Visit Before MLB Opening Games

Days ahead of the MLB opening game against the Chicago Cubs, part of the Tokyo Series on Tuesday, March 18, Los Angeles Dodgers star player Enrique Hernández, was seen around Harajuku, a popular area in Tokyo, and enjoyed exploring the city.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Photo taken on March 13, 2025, shows a structure set up in Tokyo's Shibuya area ahead of Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18 and 19.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Photo taken on March 13, 2025, shows a special baseball goods store that opened in Tokyo's Shibuya area ahead of Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18 and 19.

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International Women's Day march in Tokyo

International Women's Day march in Tokyo

People march in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward seeking gender equality on March 8, 2025, International Women's Day, adopted by the United Nations exactly 50 years ago.

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International Women's Day march in Tokyo

International Women's Day march in Tokyo

People march in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward seeking gender equality on March 8, 2025, International Women's Day, adopted by the United Nations exactly 50 years ago.

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International Women's Day march in Tokyo

International Women's Day march in Tokyo

People march in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward seeking gender equality on March 8, 2025, International Women's Day, adopted by the United Nations exactly 50 years ago.

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Japan: Hundreds Rally In Tokyo To Mark Third Anniversary Of Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Tokyo on Monday, February 24, to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and protest against Russia and the war. At Shibuya Station, more than 300 Ukrainians and their supporters rallied, waving Ukrainian flags and holding signs.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

Japan TV host Nakai retires

A monitor on a building in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

Japan TV host Nakai retires

A monitor on a building in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

Japan TV host Nakai retires

A monitor on a building in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor on a building in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Illumination event in Tokyo

Illumination event in Tokyo

A tree-lined street in Tokyo's Shibuya area is illuminated with about 600,000 blue LED lights on Dec. 22, 2024.

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TMC's FY2025 2Q Financial Results Press Briefing

TMC's FY2025 2Q Financial Results Press Briefing

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) 's FY2025 2Q Financial Results Press Briefing.Photo shows Yoichi Miyazaki, Executive Vice President, explaining the results.=November 6,2024,Shibuya,Tokyo

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TMC's FY2025 2Q Financial Results Press Briefing

TMC's FY2025 2Q Financial Results Press Briefing

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) 's FY2025 2Q Financial Results Press Briefing.Photo shows Yoichi Miyazaki, Vice President, responding to questions.=November 6,2024,Shibuya,Tokyo

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TMC's FY2025 2Q Financial Results Press Briefing

TMC's FY2025 2Q Financial Results Press Briefing

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) 's FY2025 2Q Financial Results Press Briefing.Photo shows Yoichi Miyazaki, Vice President, responding to questions.=November 6,2024,Shibuya,Tokyo

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Halloween crowd control in Tokyo

Halloween crowd control in Tokyo

Police officers enforce crowd control at Tokyo's famous scramble crossing in the Shibuya area on Halloween night on Oct. 31, 2024.

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Campaigning for Japan general election

Campaigning for Japan general election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes a stump speech in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 26, 2024, on the eve of the general election.

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Campaigning for Japan general election

Campaigning for Japan general election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes a stump speech in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 26, 2024, on the eve of the general election.

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Japan: Fire Breaks Out At High-Rise Building In Shibuya, Tokyo

A fire broke out at a high-rise building in Shibuya, central Tokyo, on Monday, October 21, while someone was venting spray cans on the 19th-floor balcony. A male worker in his forties suffered a minor burn, according to reports.

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Anti-war rally in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 8 Kyodo - People protest in Tokyo's Shibuya area against Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza on Oct. 5, 2024, two days ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the Hamas-Israel war. (Kyodo)

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Anti-war rally in Japan

Anti-war rally in Japan

People protest in Tokyo's Shibuya area against Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza on Oct. 5, 2024, two days ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the Hamas-Israel war.

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Anti-war rally in Japan

Anti-war rally in Japan

People protest in Tokyo's Shibuya area against Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza on Oct. 5, 2024, two days ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the Hamas-Israel war.

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Anti-war rally in Japan

Anti-war rally in Japan

People protest in Tokyo's Shibuya area against Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza on Oct. 5, 2024, two days ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the Hamas-Israel war.

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Anti-war rally in Japan

Anti-war rally in Japan

People protest in Tokyo's Shibuya area against Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza on Oct. 5, 2024, two days ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the Hamas-Israel war.

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Anti-war rally in Japan

Anti-war rally in Japan

People protest in Tokyo's Shibuya area against Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza on Oct. 5, 2024, two days ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the Hamas-Israel war.

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Anti-war rally in Japan

Anti-war rally in Japan

People protest in Tokyo's Shibuya area against Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza on Oct. 5, 2024, two days ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the Hamas-Israel war.

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Japan: Intense Torrential Rain Causes Flash Flooding In Tokyo 2

Heavy rainfall hit the Tokyo metropolitan area on Wednesday, August 21 disrupting some train services during evening rush hour. Videos posted on social media shows water falling from ceilings like a waterfall inside stations and streets flooded like a river across the city.

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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2024, shows a fallen tree in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward amid approaching Typhoon Ampil.

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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2024, shows a fallen tree in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward amid approaching Typhoon Ampil.

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Record shop corner for late Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa

Record shop corner for late Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa

Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024, shows a special section earmarked for Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa at a Tower Records shop in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, following his recent death at age 88.

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Record shop corner for late Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa

Record shop corner for late Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa

Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024, shows a special section earmarked for Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa at a Tower Records shop in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, following his recent death at age 88.

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Scene in Tokyo

Scene in Tokyo

Combined photo shows a scramble crossing in Tokyo's Shibuya district under a state of emergency on May 14, 2020, (top) and the same place on May 8, 2023, (bottom) after coronavirus was reclassified and put in the same category as seasonal flu.

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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

People walk in Tokyo's Shibuya area on April 27, 2023, with most wearing face masks. The government decided the same day to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8.

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Snowfall in Tokyo

Snowfall in Tokyo

People walk in the snow at the famous scramble crossing in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Feb. 5, 2024.

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Heavy Snowfall In Tokyo.

Heavy Snowfall In Tokyo.

People are walking through the intersection at Shibuya in heavy snow in Tokyo, Japan, on February 5. (Photo by Yusuke Harada/NurPhoto)

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Heavy Snowfall In Tokyo.

Heavy Snowfall In Tokyo.

A masked security guard is directing buses in heavy snow in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, on February 5. (Photo by Yusuke Harada/NurPhoto)

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Heavy Snowfall In Tokyo.

Heavy Snowfall In Tokyo.

The Shibuya intersection is deserted due to heavy snow in Tokyo, Japan, on February 5. (Photo by Yusuke Harada/NurPhoto)

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Heavy Snowfall In Tokyo.

Heavy Snowfall In Tokyo.

People are lining up with umbrellas to wait for the bus in heavy snow in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, on February 5. (Photo by Yusuke Harada/NurPhoto)

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