The tunnel, on a highway that links the capital to central Japan, opened in 1977 and is one of many in the mountainous country. The transport ministry ordered that inspections be carried out ...

GIFU -- Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai ... been observed on nearby residential properties. Inside the tunnel, ...

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The privately held Central Nippon Expressway Company operates the 4.7-kilometer-long Sasago tunnel, among others, as well as expressways and toll roads around Japan. Central Nippon Expressway ...

On completion, it surpassed the Kan'etsu Tunnel to become the longest road tunnel in Japan and the second-longest road tunnel in the world. It is also the world's longest in-city road tunnel.

The nine dead were travelling in three vehicles in the tunnel about 80km west of Tokyo on a highway that links the capital to central Japan. The tunnel opened in 1977 and is one of many in the ...

The Seikan Tunnel in Japan is the longest tunnel with an underwater section in the world, measuring a total of 53.85 kilometers (33.4 miles) in length, around 23.3 kilometers (14.5 miles ...

One ambitious proposal is a tunnel between Spain and Morocco, though the project presents major engineering challenges. But ...

A plan to build a new undersea tunnel running parallel to the Seikan Tunnel linking Hokkaido and Japan’s main island of Honshu has been met with mixed views. The Hokkaido Shinkansen is scheduled ...