PUTRAJAYA: Japan has agreed to collaborate with Malaysia to improve flood management strategies, leveraging its proven experience in disaster risk reduction. Announcing this commitment ...

About 20 percent of Japan’s population resides in areas ... Since the post-war period of rapid economic growth, advancements in flood control have enabled the development of low-lying areas ...

Parts of western Japan hit by deadly floods and landslides are facing unprecedented danger as more downpours are expected, officials warn. "We've never experienced this kind of rain before," a ...

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 ...

A signing ceremony for exchange of notes and record of discussion between the governments of Japan and Pakistan was held in Islamabad today. The project is aimed at improving accuracy of flood ...

Deep beneath Tokyo’s Shibuya Station, a massive flood control facility capable of holding 4,000 tons of rainwater is ready to defend the capital the next time it’s hit with torrential rain.

Japan is still reeling from one of its worst flooding disasters in decades, which has killed at least 179 people and left 70 missing. Torrential rains triggered landslides and floods in central ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Five million people were issued "rare weather warnings" in eastern Japan and 800,000 were advised to evacuate their homes as massive amounts of flooding tore up ...

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 ...