Floods and human tragedies are not exclusive to Central Europe. In the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, record rainfall has caused flooding and landslides, leading to fatalities.

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 ...

But, in reality, it is a fabulous work of engineering to prevent flooding in Japan's main city. It is an underground dam of more than six kilometers and 50 meters underground that receives ...

In order to mitigate flood damage, cities across Japan are implementing large-scale measures.

Japan has also been experiencing extreme heat ... others like South Korea and China have reported deadly floods due to unusually heavy rains, leaving several dozen people dead.

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 ...

The airport flooding has revealed a major vulnerability. Opened in 1994, Kansai International Airport is built on an artificial island and operates around the clock. This isn't the first time the ...

as does the fact that snowstorms claim more lives in Japan than windstorms and flooding. However, winters are getting warmer overall, not colder, and it is this heating trend that is increasing ...