They call it the "Tokyo Underground Cathedral" and the "Tokyo Parthenon" because of its monumentality. But, in reality, it is a fabulous work of engineering to prevent flooding in Japan's main city.

A slow-moving tropical storm had a far-reaching impact in much of Japan on Friday, dumping heavy rain around Tokyo and flooding roads and riverside areas in the south. Flooding was reported in a ...

TOKYO, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a display of global city strategy, the governors of Tokyo and Bangkok have lined up ...

Deep beneath Tokyo’s Shibuya Station, a massive flood control facility capable of holding 4,000 tons of rainwater is ready to defend the capital the next time it’s hit with torrential rain.

In order to mitigate flood damage, cities across Japan are implementing large-scale measures.

and the Tokyo Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub, together with experts from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), are organizing a Technical Deep Dive (TDD) on Urban Flood ...

Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo High Court ... to residents in Ibaraki Prefecture hit by the 2015 Kinugawa River flooding. In the lawsuit, residents in flooded areas along the river in the ...