After four years, JR Kyushu is set to reconstruct its Hisatsu Line. Working with local governments, the company hopes the line's restoration will boost tourism.
There are always unforeseen circumstances when an earthquake, tsunami, or other disaster hits, and the best way to save lives is by prompt evacuation.
Facing challenges from global warming, rising sea levels and natural disasters, experts consider life on water at the World Conference on Floating Solutions.
The location of Kyushu, a stagnant seasonal rain front, and rising sea temperatures are contributing factors. Experts advise staying informed and cautious.
Disaster prevention, infrastructure inspections, construction site surveys, and critical supply deliveries are some of the drone applications being explored.
Tens of thousands of people in at least nine prefectures were asked to evacuate due to threat of flooding, mudslides and infrastructure damage.
Anniversaries of disasters are important days for us to face the memories that had been sealed away, so that life-saving lessons will continue to be remembered.
Three entrepreneurs help revive their communities after 3.11 earthquake, other disasters.
Heavy rain has been falling continuously in Kyushu in Southern Japan, as well as Central Japan, for over a week. Why has this happened? ...
Looking down from a helicopter on the morning of Wednesday, July 8, following record torrential rains, I surveyed the astonishing amount of damage...
(First of Two Parts) The Kanto area, including Tokyo and Yokohama, experienced one of the strongest typhoons on record in mid-October 2019. Foreign press...
Typhoon Hagibis, a large-scale, powerful storm, pounded extensive areas of the Japanese archipelago with powerful winds and record-breaking torrential rains for two full days starting...
