One of the many free attractions that tourists can enjoy visiting in Japan are the themed manhole covers that can be found all over the country. Many depict local landmarks and tr ...

Inspections were carried out as a deteriorated sewage pipe is believed to have caused a road cave-in the city of Yashio.

It is called “Japan’s most overly protected manhole cover” because of steps taken by town officials to ensure the lid is not buried under snow in winter. The Pokemon Co., based in Tokyo’s ...

Only in Japan, where the same famously zany locals fascinated with sailor costumes and neon lights on dump trucks have done it yet again. Only this time, their attention has shifted to manhole covers.

According to the ministry, only 47,000 km of the 86,000 km of major sewage pipes in Japan have been earthquake-proofed, including measures to prevent manholes from rising. Neither Wajima nor Suzu ...

NHK has learned that an emergency inspection of sewage pipes across Japan following a road cave-in in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, found corrosion and other problems at three more locations in the ...

One of the many free attractions that tourists can enjoy visiting in Japan are the themed manhole covers that can be found all over the country. Many depict local landmarks and traditional stories ...