The landfill is believed to be responsible for a deadly landslide that occurred on the morning of July 3 this year in Atami after days of heavy rain, destroying or damaging 132 homes and buildings.

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.

Authorities in the seaside resort city of Atami where a landslide in July killed at least 26 people were fully aware of the risk of landfill on a steep mountainside collapsing in torrential rain ...

A huge rescue operation is under way in central Japan after a landslide hit the popular resort of Atami, killing two people and leaving 20 others missing. Hundreds of rescuers began sweeping the ...