Osaka lures foreign residents by the thousands: Our 5 most-read stories from last week
We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 25 and Feb. 2. The first story･･･ ...
NHK4y
Osaka emergency, as hospital capacity crisis looms across Japan
Osaka's landmark Tsutenkaku Tower is lit up in red to indicate an emergency under the prefecture's standards. The Saitama Medical Center in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, has set aside 23 beds ...
Decayed sewer pipes found under roads at 3 sites in Saitama
Following the road collapse in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, a nationwide emergency inspection of sewer pipes discovered ...
朝日新聞社20d
Pre-emergency measures to be extended in 10 prefectures
The central government is considering extending the pre-emergency measures in Tokyo as well as Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Kyoto, Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, while it plans to ...
Emergency inspection of sewage pipes finds problems at 3 more sites in Saitama
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 ...