Local officials cited a lack of budgetary funds for the task and the priority given to providing the same designations for major rivers deemed ... rains in western Japan in 2018 and a typhoon ...

Japan's public broadcaster NHK quoted government officials as saying 12 rivers in the prefecture had ... after weather ...

The Mogami River is one of the most important waterways in northern Japan. It runs for 229 kilometers ... From the 17th century, the river became a major transportation route, carrying people ...