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.

Two people were killed and another 20 or so were missing in a landside triggered by heavy rains in Atami, a seaside resort town in Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 3. Shizuoka Governor Heita Kawakatsu ...

“The primary factor (behind the disaster) was the insufficient assessment and guidance on the part of the Atami city government,” the body said May 13 in its final report. The Shizuoka ...

To get to Acao Forest by train, hop onto the Tokaido-Sanyo shinkansen bound for Shin-Osaka at Shinagawa and get off at Atami Station (38 minutes). Then board the A64 or A66 bus bound for Ajiro ...

The town of Atami isn’t at the top of every tourist’s Japan itinerary. And, selfishly, let’s hope it stays that way. If the town’s appealing shopping streets and bayside attractions became ...