Landslides in Japan
21 landslides have been recorded in Japan by Global Incident Tracker, 21 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 2 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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21
In 2026
21
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent landslides in Japan
日本将继续协助尼泊尔确认泥石流遇难者身份| NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Minor
Debido a un deslizamiento de tierra, una parte de la zona africana permanecerá cerrada desde el 22 de septiembre. - tokyo-zoo.net
Moderate
Bão Dujuan áp sát Nhật Bản, Tokyo đối mặt mưa lớn và nguy cơ sạt lở
Moderate
Japan weather agency warns of landslide risk
Minor
“Quería dedicárselo a mi país natal que sufrió un deslizamiento de tierra...” La estrella del karate femenino de Nepal llora tras perder la final por el bronce: “Lo siento” [Aichi Nagoya AG]
Moderate
Highest-level landslide warning issued for island near Tokyo
Moderate
Landslide Buries Three Vehicles On Japan’s Mount Fuji
Minor
Landslide hits Japan's Mount Fuji after heavy rain
Minor
Experts assess risk of catastrophic landslides in Japan after Nepal tragedy — The Japan Times
Minor
Heavy rain lashes Japan as weather agency warns of landslides, rainbands
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Japan issues landslide warnings as heavy rain kills one
Minor
Peringatan Darurat Tanah Longsor Direvisi ke Tingkat 4 di Prefektur Kagoshima
Moderate
Japan warns of landslides as heavy rain lashes Yakushima Island
Minor
Japan weather agency warns of landslides amid heavy rain on Yakushima
Minor
Level 5 Landslide Warning Briefly Issued to Southwestern Japan Town
Minor
Kagoshima Pref. landslide warning revised to Level 4
Moderate
Japan Issues Highest Landslide Warning For Southwestern Region
Minor
Japan issues high-level landslide warning for Yakushima
Minor
Japon : un glissement de terrain isole 390 personnes à Nagano
Moderate
Japon : un glissement de terrain à Nagano laisse environ 390 personnes isolées
Moderate
Landslide leaves Sicilian town teetering on cliff edge - January 30, 2026 | ロイター
Minor
When they happen
September carries the most landslides we hold for Japan — 17 of 21. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 2 | |
| September | 17 | |
| October | 1 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Landslides have official real-time feeds, and ours come from GDACS · Meteoalarm · national services (CAP) · news.