Kochi city creates lucky charms with fragments of bridge that survived near collapse
Kochi Prefecture's western city of Shimanto has created a good luck charm containing a fragment of a low-water crossing that has withstood the risk of collapse, intended for students wishing for success in upcoming entrance exams. The aging condition of the Iwama low-water crossing, a ...
Railway services to typhoon-hit Kansai airport resume ahead of schedule
The main transport link to western Japan’s primary international gateway was restored two weeks after a powerful typhoon ripped through the region.
The completion of one of the world's longest bridges stands as the biggest monument to China's success in reuniting its colonial-era concessions. Overcoming the political divide may prove much harder. The 55-km (34-mile) span — eerily deserted as crews prepared for a ribbon-cutting expected later this ...
New Japan-funded bridge over Mekong River is a magnet for tourists in Cambodia
The latest and largest Japan-funded suspension bridge across the Mekong River has become a popular tourist site, attracting Cambodians from all walks of life. One month after the Tsubasa bridge was inaugurated, people from across the nation are still flocking to the 2,215-meter bridge day ...
Now you see it, now you don't: Hokkaido's 'phantom bridge'
An aging "phantom bridge" now surrounded by water in man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro, Hokkaido, is attracting tourists who want to view it while it is still intact, with its arches expected to collapse soon. Taushubetsu Bridge, made out of concrete, was erected in 1937 ...
An 18-year-old high schooler has died in the city of Hiroshima after jumping off the Hiroshima Hatsukaiichi Ohashi bridge into Hiroshima Bay with another boy to impress his friends, police said Thursday. Hironori Ishihara was pronounced dead early Thursday shortly after being found below the ...
