THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 13, 2020 at 17:16 JST
An embankment of the Chikumagawa river that collapsed during Typhoon No. 19 on Oct. 13, 2019, in Nagano (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Dozens of riverbanks that met the central government's standard for strength failed and flooded in recent typhoons, according to the land ministry, a clear sign of the limitation of the nation's flood control policy. [Read More]
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