About 20 percent of Japan’s population resides in areas that are at risk of flooding when heavy rain causes rivers to overflow, according to a recent Asahi Shimbun analysis. The number has ...

Rescuers combed the debris-strewn banks of a river in central Japan on Monday, searching for drowning victims after homes ...

A massive flood control facility for the Tokyo metropolis will open its doors to the public for tours starting ...

The research group analyzed health insurance claims data from three prefectures―Hiroshima, Okayama and Ehime―over a one-year period following the western Japan floods. The study examined the ...

TOKYO, July 6, 2020 (AFP): Tens of thousands of rescue workers in Japan on Monday combed through the wreckage of houses shattered by deadly floods and landslides in a desperate search for ...

As survivors and bereaved families remember the victims of last year’s floods, residents prepare for another potentially deadly rainy season. Recent disasters in Japan and its responses present ...

TOKYO — Heavy rain hit northern Japan Thursday, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds.

An curved arrow pointing right. Five million people were issued "rare weather warnings" in eastern Japan and 800,000 were advised to evacuate their homes as massive amounts of flooding tore up ...

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