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The Langtang Collapse

On the morning of 26 August 2026, a collapsing glacier above Nepal's Langtang valley set off a flood that reached China within minutes and Nepal's plains within hours, killing more than nine hundred people. This article lays out the verified record: what happened, why disasters like it are striking this corridor more often, what science and policy have so far done about it, and what preparedness, justice and financing now require of both governments.

By The Langtang Collapse

September 3, 2026

U.S., Japanese, and Asian Energy Security in a New Energy Era

By Mikkal E. Herberg, The National Bureau of Asian Research (Grant), The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

April 30, 2015

"Innovation: Silicon Valley and Japan"

By Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (Grant)

January 31, 2015

The Foreign Policy and Security Implications of Global Aging for the Future of Japan-U.S. Relations

By Woodrow Wilson Center, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

September 30, 2014

Adapting To A New Energy Era: Maximizing Potential Benefits for the Asia-Pacific

By The National Bureau of Asian Research. The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (Grant)

September 30, 2014

Japan-U.S. Leadership in the Asia-Pacific: Outlook and Challenge Ahead

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation

October 31, 2013

U.S.-Japan Nuclear Working Group Statement on Shared Strategic Priorities in the Aftermath of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

By The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation The Federation of American Scientists The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (Grant)

September 30, 2013

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