In 2020, the number of landslide disasters in Japan amounted to around 1.3 thousand. Figures peaked in 2018, reaching approximately 3.5 thousand landslides. Floods and landslides can be caused by heavy rains, which often occur during the Japanese rainy season from June to mid-July and the typhoon season between July and October.
Number of landslide disasters in Japan from 2011 to 2020
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Cabinet Office Japan. (November 11, 2021). Number of landslide disasters in Japan from 2011 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189372/japan-number-landslide-disaster/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of landslide disasters in Japan from 2011 to 2020." Chart. November 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189372/japan-number-landslide-disaster/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2021). Number of landslide disasters in Japan from 2011 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189372/japan-number-landslide-disaster/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of Landslide Disasters in Japan from 2011 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189372/japan-number-landslide-disaster/
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