A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as ...

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

Rescuers combed the debris-strewn banks of a river in central Japan on Monday, searching for drowning victims after homes were swept away in flooding and landslides that claimed at least seven lives.

A massive sinkhole in Tokyo swallows a truck, trapping its elderly driver. Rescue efforts are underway amid concerns about ...

A researcher conducted a survey on the use of private wells during the 2018 Western Japan floods in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, which was affected by water supply disruptions. Society is ...

PUTRAJAYA: Japan has agreed to collaborate with Malaysia to improve flood management strategies, leveraging its proven experience in disaster risk reduction. Announcing this commitment ...

The Japanese government, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), has installed two ...

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 ...

The project is structured around three research tasks. The first focuses on establishing a comprehensive U.S.-Japan flood risk data inventory, concentrating on existing and missing data related to ...

The flooding disaster hit the area as it was making a fragile recovery from a magnitude-7.5 quake on New Year's Day, which toppled buildings, triggered tsunami waves and sparked a major fire.

during water supply disruptions due to the 2018 west Japan floods. The study examined actual implementation of adaptive governance, where multiple levels of government, nonprofits, and local ...