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LANDSLIDES

Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 6, 2014
Italian floods hit agriculture, draw accusations of neglect
Floods coursed through Italy on Wednesday, damaging agriculture and reviving a controversy over environmental neglect.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 8, 2014
How vulnerable is Japan to severe weather?
The deadly mudslides in Hiroshima and other parts of western Japan last month caused by torrential rains have raised concerns about how vulnerable Japan is to such natural disasters, especially given severe weather events due to climate change.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2014
Ready or not for disaster
The landslides this month that devoured houses in the hilly outskirts of the city of Hiroshima, killing at least 72 people, illustrate the risk of assuming that disaster-prepared measures introduced under central government policy are in place when it may take years for local authorities to implement them.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 27, 2014
Hiroshima volunteer cleanup effort open to city residents
Hiroshima residents can now join the cleanup effort in the wake of the deadly mudslides in the city.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2014
Fukui to review mudslide dangers in wake of Hiroshima disaster
After the deadly mudslides in Hiroshima, Fukui announces it will conduct a survey on the dangers that such disasters pose to the reactor-packed Tsuruga Peninsula.
EDITORIALS
Aug 22, 2014
Improving disaster preparedness
Japan's municipal authorities must examine why their collective past experience with torrential rains failed to prevent the deaths of dozens of people in mudslides that engulfed hilly residential areas of Hiroshima early Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2014
Attention in Hiroshima turns to causes of mudslides
Torrential downpours, unstable ground and tardy evacuation advisories all contributed to the tragedy that have cost the lives of at least 39 people in Hiroshima, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2014
Landslide warning issued after record downpours
The Meteorological Agency is calling for continued caution Monday morning against possible landslides in areas across Japan hit by torrential rain over the weekend.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2014
Torrential downpours hit Kyushu; flood warning issued
Northern Kyushu was lashed with heavy downpours Monday morning, triggering a high flood risk in rivers in an around Kumamoto Prefecture, NHK television reported.
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The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
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