THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 7, 2021 at 18:58 JST
The mudflows gushed from an upstream area in the Izusan district of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture. The upper left is seaward. The photo was taken July 3. (Ryo Ikeda)
Shizuoka Vice Governor Takashi Namba on July 7 called the construction methods used for a landfill that collapsed high up in a mountain in Atami "inappropriate." [Read More]
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