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.

Two people were killed and another 20 or so were missing in a landside triggered by heavy rains in Atami, a seaside resort town in Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 3. Shizuoka Governor Heita Kawakatsu ...