Rescuers combed the debris-strewn banks of a river in central Japan on Monday, searching for drowning victims after homes ...

The sinkhole that suddenly opened on a road near Tokyo has captured national attention as attempts to rescue the elderly ...

Rescuers combed the debris-strewn banks of a river in central Japan on Monday, searching for drowning victims after homes were swept away in flooding and landslides that claimed at least seven lives.

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 ...

While Japan experiences more regular and severe seismic activity than most of the US, the country's approach to disaster ...

The government of Japan has extended its support to flood-affected communities in eastern Bangladesh by providing the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with $3.2 million in assistance.

during water supply disruptions due to the 2018 west Japan floods. The study examined actual implementation of adaptive governance, where multiple levels of government, nonprofits, and local ...

The government of Japan and UNESCO have signed a $750,000 project that is aimed at combating Ghana's increasing water-related disasters, including severe floods and droughts. Dubbed "Strengthening ...

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 ...

Now, the same central Japan area has been hit by torrential downpours, with rivers bursting their banks and hillsides crumbling. Floods and mudslides across the Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture ...

The flooding disaster hit the area as it was making a fragile recovery from a magnitude-7.5 quake on New Year's Day, which toppled buildings, triggered tsunami waves and sparked a major fire.