Residents near the hole have taken shelter at a local school, and there were worries Thursday about flooding and leaking ...

Tropical storm Shanshan continued to impact Japan, causing torrential rain, landslides and widespread flooding over the ...

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

Guards at Funamizaka slope in Otaru will help regulate visitor flow to popular tourist spot featured in 1995 Japanese film ...

Japan’s government says it asked the U.S. to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs, a change from duty-free quotas ...

The government of Japan and UNESCO have signed a $750,000 project that is aimed at combating Ghana's increasing water-related ...

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 ...

About 20 percent of Japan’s population resides in areas that are at risk of flooding when heavy rain causes rivers to overflow, according to a recent Asahi Shimbun analysis. The number has ...

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 ...

"We remain prepared for the ongoing prospect of more rain and the likelihood of more flooding, both flash flooding and ...

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 ...