ATAMI, Shizuoka Prefecture--The disaster that befell this seaside resort town was an accident waiting to happen, say experts citing the steep mountainside on which it is built and poor soil ...
Two weeks have passed since a massive mudslide devastated the seaside hot spring resort of Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture. Suspicions are now being raised that a type of construction work known as ...
Mudslides stretched about more than 2 km in Atami, Shizuoka Pref. Officials say at least 54,000 cubic meters had been used to fill a valley in roughly the area where the mudslide began.