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LANDSLIDES

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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2022
Heavy rain predicted again in Japan with risk of landslides and flooding
The front is expected to move from northeastern Japan through Wednesday before heading toward the west on Thursday, colliding with warm, humid air.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2022
About 540,000 Japan residents told to evacuate after heavy rain floods homes and roads
Two bridges collapsed as heavy rainfall prompted East Japan Railway to suspend shinkansen services throughout the day between Fukushima and Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2022
Japan's political parties highlight disaster countermeasures
Hopefuls have announced a raft of pledges relating to Japan's preparedness and infrastructure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2022
Kumamoto marks two-year anniversary of deadly disaster
Ceremonies were held in the southwestern prefecture to remember those who perished in the floods and mudslides that began on July 4, 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2022
Bereaved families to sue local governments over Atami mudslide
The families plan to file the suit with the Numazu branch of Shizuoka District Court in late August at the earliest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2022
One year after deadly Atami mudslide, 230 remain displaced
With access still restricted in parts of the district hit by the disaster, residents from 130 households remain in temporary housing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2021
Survivors sue landowners over deadly July mudslide in central Japan
Traveling nearly two kilometers, around 56,000 cubic meters of soil destroyed 131 homes and left 26 people dead and one missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2021
Japan weather agency issues more rain and disaster warnings as toll rises to eight
Also early Wednesday, a magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit the city of Shobara in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2021
Continued heavy rains forecast for Japan through Friday
The public was urged to remain vigilant over the risk of mudslides, flooding and swollen rivers due to accumulated rainfall from last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2021
Heavy rain continues in Japan as mudslides kill four and leave five missing
Downpours continued to pelt vast areas of Japan on Monday as mudslides killed at least four people and left five others missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 26, 2021
In times of disaster, Japan's hazard maps provide crucial information
July's deadly mudslide in Shizuoka has put renewed focus on hazard maps for areas at risk from floods, landslides and other natural catastrophes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 24, 2021
The clear-cut actions that led to a disaster in Atami
News outlets are looking at the role companies played in exacerbating the mudslides that engulfed more than 130 homes in the city of Atami.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2021
Suga vows all-out recovery efforts in visit to site of fatal mudslide
The prime minister also called for speeding up research on linear rainbands that are known to bring torrential downpours.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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