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

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

TOKYO — Heavy rain hit northern Japan Thursday, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds.

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 ...

VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh Việt Nam could benefit from adopting Japan’s use of underground plastic rainwater storage systems to mitigate flooding. The information was shared at a seminar titled ...

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) and the Government of Japan have signed an agreement to support the implementation of the “Project for Strengthening Flood and Drought Risk Management in the Lower ...

Japan has provided over four million dollars to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on humanitarian grounds to improve water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure in the flood affected areas ...

The Government of Japan has approved a grant amounting to 18.5 million dollars for flood management project in Pakistan. A signing ceremony for exchange of notes and record of discussion between the ...

With the Tokyo Series just a few days away, fans in Japan were eager to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs' stars warm up and take batting practice.

This eLearning course shares key lessons learned from Japan’s IUFRM efforts to help members of the international community improve their own local approaches to managing urban floods. The course is ...