In a statement released by the Consulate-General of Japan in Davao, Ono expressed sympathy to families displaced and affected ...

Japan will allocate $3.7 billion for the recovery of regions hit by devastating flooding and landslides that killed at least 72 people, the country's prime minister pledged Monday. The torrential rain ...

Urban flooding is one of the most pressing natural hazards affecting cities today, driven by rapid urbanization and climate change. It is estimated that by 2050, 70% of the world’s population will ...

Calling Japan the least welcoming spot in Asia is too blunt to work as a measured ranking, but it does capture a real shift in mood. The country welcomed a record 36.87 million visitors in 2024, and ...

Authorities in Japan on Saturday evening braced for the risk of landslides and floods as Shanshan, a tropical cyclone, continued its slow advance back inland, after drenching parts of the country with ...

KURASHIKI, Japan —Hopes of finding survivors were fading on Tuesday as rescue workers carried out house-to-house searches after days of deadly floods and landslides that have claimed 156 lives in ...

Japan has spent decades fighting water with some of the most extreme flood defenses ever built, from vast underground reservoirs beneath Tokyo to giant seawalls stretching across its northeastern ...