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LANDSLIDES

A monument for the Great Kanto Earthquake on the premises of the education ministry in Tokyo
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2024
Use of disaster monument symbols expanding five years after launch
As of March, the number of these symbols put on maps maintained by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan has surpassed 2,000 nationwide.
Jamoliddin Makhmaliyev sits with his grandson and granddaughters in front of his new house in the village of Khuroson, some 70 kilometers south of the Tajikistan capital Dushanbe, on March 26. “We lived in fear, until the day the mountain collapsed and destroyed our house,” recalls his wife Yodgoroy. Tajikistan is the Central Asian country most vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Apr 17, 2024
Tajikistan builds villages for climate migrants fleeing fatal landslides
The former Soviet country says it relocated 45,000 people between 2000 and 2017, and that tens of thousands of others are waiting their turn.
Palm trees in strong winds as the second and more powerful of two atmospheric river storms arrives to Santa Barbara, California, on Sunday
WORLD / Society
Feb 6, 2024
Pacific storm batters California with high winds, flooding and mudslides
The storm system, caused by dense moisture from the subtropical waters around Hawaii, is affecting areas that are home to some 35 million people.
Rescue team members work on Thursday near a burned vehicle that had been buried in a landslide in Shimokitayama, Nara Prefecture.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2023
Apparent human bone found in car caught in Nara landslide
Nara Prefectural Police are trying to identify the bone, believing that it belonged to a man in his 70s who could not be reached.
According to the Nara Prefectural Police and other sources, a slope about 5 meters high and 20 to 30 meters wide along National Route 169 collapsed, blocking the road with mud.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 25, 2023
Multiple cars may be caught in landslide in Nara Prefecture
According to authorities, a slope collapsed, blocking areas along the national road with mud.
A collapsed road near the Saji River in Tottori Prefecture after Typhoon Lan hit the region in August
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2023
Japan to introduce new system for sharing disaster information
The digitalized system is expected to facilitate smoother communication and swift rescue and recovery efforts.
Flooding from heavy rains is seen in Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2023
Record rain in parts of Japan after tropical storm
Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, recorded 392 millimeters of rain overnight into Saturday — the largest amount to hit the city in a 24-hour span since 1976.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2023
Heavy rains and flooding leave at least 22 dead in South Korea
South Korea is at the peak of its summer monsoon season and there has been heavy rainfall for the last three days, triggering widespread flooding and landslides.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2023
Local politician dies as torrential rain sweeps Sea of Japan coast
The Meteorological Agency alerted residents to be wary of mudslides, flooding in low-lying areas and of rivers bursting their banks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2023
Death toll from southwestern Japan rain rises to seven
Five were found dead in Fukuoka Prefecture, and the other two were found in neighboring Saga Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2023
Three killed and eight missing as heavy rain triggers landslides in southern Japan
Authorities ordered tens of thousands of residents to leave their homes as the deluge hit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2023
One dead and three missing after heavy rain pounds wide area of Japan
The weather agency warned of an increased risk of landslides and flooding of rivers in eastern Japan on Saturday as severe weather continued across parts of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2023
Heavy rain lashes Japan as tropical storm passes south of archipelago
The rain disrupted travel along the country's busiest shinkansen line and prompted one city in Aichi Prefecture to issue a level 5 warning over imminent flooding.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2023
In G7 host Hiroshima, a climate disaster in all but name
A minority of Japanese are seriously worried about how warming will affect them. Recent disasters indicate they probably should be.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2023
Quake-hit Ishikawa braces for more aftershocks and rain
Heavy rainfall is forecast for the prefecture over the weekend, which could raise the risk of landslides in areas where the ground has been loosened by the quakes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2023
Japanese government urges release of missing persons' names in event of disaster
The government has urged local authorities to publicly disclose the names of people who are missing during disasters without the family's consent to speed up rescue operations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023
Cyclone-battered New Zealand declares national emergency
High winds and heavy rain swept away roads, inundated homes and left more than 100,000 people without power, in what officials called an 'unprecedented weather event.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2023
Two confirmed dead in landslide in Yamagata Prefecture
Police are trying to determine whether the two bodies found are those of a missing couple, but because the bodies were severely disfigured, it may take time to identify them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2022
Two missing after landslide in northeastern Japan
Police requested that the Self-Defense Forces conduct search and rescue operations for the missing people who, according to some accounts, are in their 70s to 80s.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2022
Search continues for nine campers caught in Malaysia landslide
At least 24 people died after a landslide tore through a campsite while campers slept in tents at Batang Kali.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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