sewers

National Oct 15, 2018

Battling 'fatbergs': Tokyo's sewers get an upgrade so they can keep on flowing

by Andrew McKirdy

In September last year, a monster was discovered in London's sewers. Weighing about 130 metric tons and measuring 250 meters in length — longer than the city's Tower Bridge — a congealed mass of fat, oil, wet tissues, condoms and diapers was found blocking a ...

Business Jun 18, 2017

Abe's infrastructure reforms hit roadblock as cities balk at effort to mend Japan's aging sewer systems

by Junko Fujita

Hidden beneath its streets, Japan's aging sewer pipes spotlight a challenge that has held back reforms Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing to revitalize the world's third-biggest economy. Overhauling the country's infrastructure — roads, tunnels, ports and sewage plants, many of them built after the ...