At a news conference held on Oct. 18 this year, prefectural and city officials said that they only learned of the risk it could cause damage to residents in October 2010.

The Atami city government knew that a landfill high up in the mountains of the seaside city was larger than legally permitted for about a decade, according to a former municipal official.

Search and rescue efforts continue in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, where deadly mudslides on July 3 have left at least 9 people dead and damaged about 130 buildings. Experts are now examining ...

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Seventeen people are still unaccounted for more than a week since massive mudslides devastated Atami city in Shizuoka Prefecture. The search for survivors has been seriously affected by poor ...

In July 2021, a sudden landslide struck Atami city in Shizuoka prefecture, killing 27 people. Landslides are a perennial risk in Japan, because it is subject to high annual rainfalls, and ...

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