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The authors are indebted to Dr. Tomoharu Iwasaki, Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd., who has provided the authors with photos of landslides.
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Hirota, K., Konagai, K., Sassa, K. et al. Landslides triggered by the West Japan Heavy Rain of July 2018, and geological and geomorphological features of soaked mountain slopes. Landslides 16, 189–194 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-018-1100-3
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