Famous for its breathtaking landscapes, it combines thrilling trekking paths, scenic transport, and awe-inspiring landmarks like the Kurobe Dam and Tateyama Snow Wall. Covering approximately 37 ...

It was built to preserve the history of the Kanden Tunnel Trolley Bus, which served a total of 60 million passengers as the sole means of transportation to and from Kurobe Dam, the tallest dam in ...

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KUROBE, Toyama Prefecture—The Kurobe Gorge Railway is offering visitors breathtaking views of the snow-covered valley through train windows on a winter-exclusive sightseeing package. This ...

The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route linking the prefectures of Toyama and Nagano is buried under snow during winter and closed to traffic. Work to reopen the road usually starts around this time of year.

Despite local protests, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam – the world’s largest – upstream in Tibet. Millions of people in India and Bangladesh ...

The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, which could affect nearby countries. By Tiffany May Isabelle Qian and ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crews have successfully installed a temporary barrier at Longhorn Dam to prevent a further drop in water level at Lady Bird Lake after one of the dam’s gates failed Tuesday.

After breaking the 50% capacity mark last week, the Vaal Dam water levels continue to rise. Heavy rainfall over recent weeks has continued to bolster South Africa’s water systems, with the ...

The proposed dam in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, known as Brahmaputra in India, is expected to generate 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, about three times the ...

There are plans to build a magnificent, multi-billion dollar mega-dam on the Congo River - one that would produce enough renewable electricity to power vast areas of Africa. The structure would be ...