Japan’s cherry blossom season begins as first blooms appear in Tokyo
Japan ‘s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring ...
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JAXA Startup to Forecast Risk of Sinkholes Due to Damaged Sewage Pipes as Infrastructure Ages across Japan
A startup established by officials of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is going to start a business of ...
Start-up to forecast risk of sinkholes due to damaged pipes as infrastructure ages across Japan
A sinkhole accident in Yashio is believed to have been caused by damage to an underground sewage pipe. Read more at ...
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Buried Timebombs: Saitama Sinkhole Draws Attention to Japan’s Aging Wastewater Infrastructure
Conditions at the site worsened in the following days as the sinkhole grew to 40 meters in diameter, shifting efforts to extract the driver from a rescue to a recovery operation. The sinkhole was ...
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Govt to survey sewage pipes across Japan in response to Saitama sinkhole
The government plans to conduct a survey on key sewage pipes across Japan in response to the road collapse that ...
Dodgers’ star Freeman scratched from lineup with left rib discomfort before opening day vs. Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was scratched from the starting lineup with left rib discomfort before the ...
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From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for Seattle, the impact of Japanese players in Major ...
The best team in the National League? For two days in Japan, it’s looked like the Hanshin Tigers
For two days in Japan, it’s the Hanshin Tigers who have have looked like the class of the National League. In another sign ...
Not just Ohtani: Tokyo Series will showcase the depth of Japanese talent in Major League Baseball
The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani this week when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the defending World ...
Evansville Courier & Press14d
It could take two more weeks to repair Riverside Drive sinkhole, Evansville officials say
EVANSVILLE — Utility officials on Friday said Riverside Drive's westbound lanes could remain closed for at least two more weeks as crews continue efforts to repair a large sinkhole. On a breezy ...
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A month on, still no timeline for Saitama sinkhole restoration work
It has been one month since a sinkhole appeared at the intersection of a prefectural road in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture. A passing truck fell into the hole when it appeared, and the 74-year-old ...
CBS News25d
"Void" found near sinkholes on I-80, New Jersey DOT says
A new problem has been discovered on I-80 in Wharton, New Jersey, near two sinkholes that were found on the highway earlier this month and in December. New Jersey State Police spotted a dimple in ...