A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as ...

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

A truck that fell into a sinkhole that suddenly opened on a road near Tokyo has captured national attention as attempts to rescue the elderly driver drag on. Residents near the hole have taken shelter ...

Sept. 21 (UPI) --At least one person is dead and six others are missing in Japan as parts of that country deal with record rainfall and the resulting catastrophic flooding, officials warned on ...

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.

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 ...

A local civic group will launch another survey later this week to locate the remains of 183 people left at an underwater coal ...

With reports swirling of harassed geisha, parking-spot punch-ons and tourist litter killing sacred deer, it’s no wonder some ...

The Government of Japan, through the initiative "Emergency Support to Climate Change" in partnership with the United Nations ...

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 ...

PUTRAJAYA: Japan has pledged to support Malaysia in improving its flood management capabilities by leveraging its expertise and experience in disaster prevention. This commitment was announced by ...

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 ...