Number of landslide disasters Japan 2020-2024
As of October 2024, the number of landslide disasters in Japan amounted to around 1.3 thousand. Figures peaked in the previous year, reaching approximately 1.5 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.