THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 21, 2021 at 16:40 JST
A photo taken on July 8, 2010, shows the area around the landfill that is believed to have caused a deadly landslide in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 3. (Provided by a reader)
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. [Read More]
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A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
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