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 ...

Japan's weather bureau said on Monday there were no clear indications of El Nino or La Nina events, although La Nina characteristics were becoming evident. The bureau added that there was a 60% ...

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 ...

A car stands vertically on a muddy road after being washed away by flood, in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, Sunday, July 5, 2020. Heavy rain in the Kumamoto region triggered ...

The heavy rain that caused more than 50 deaths in the Kyushu region moved to central Japan on July 8, prompting highest-level warnings against flooding and landslides in two prefectures.

The breaking of the Heiwa Reservoir Dam shocked all of Japan. It had, after all, been a model government project. A MAF survey team traveled to the flood zone the day after the disaster ...

Arthur Hayes predicts Bitcoin will hit $250K, driven by global money printing as the U.S., China, Japan, and Europe flood ...

The Government of Japan, through the initiative “Emergency Support to Climate Change” in partnership with the United Nations Office for Project Services, has donated several pieces of equipment to ...

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

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Too many homeowners think they don’t need flood insurance. Only about 27% of homeowners have it, according to the National ...

With reports swirling of harassed geisha, parking-spot punch-ons and tourist litter killing sacred deer, it’s no wonder some locals are worried about preserving their way of life – though others view ...