Plastic litter recovery from rivers is a rather understudied topic in Japan. To tackle this knowledge gap, researchers conducted an in-depth analysis of plastic removal from over 100 important ...

Storm-hunting planes chase atmospheric rivers through the sky from Japan to the US, revealing new insights into these powerful storms and how we can keep ourselves safe.

Forty-four rivers overflowed and two people were left unaccounted for in the Tohoku region in northeast Japan and the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan side of the country after heavy rain fell ...

Heavy rain from a stagnant front continued to lash north Japan's Akita and Aomori prefectures on Aug. 10, flooding hundreds of buildings as nine rivers overflowed their banks. According to the ...