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SASAGO TUNNEL

Families of victims observe a moment of silence on the 13th anniversary of the Sasago Tunnel accident on Tuesday in the city of Otsuki in Yamanashi Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 2, 2025
Victims mourned on 13th anniversary of Sasago Tunnel disaster
During a ceremony Tuesday, Nexco Central President Tadashi Nawata apologized again to bereaved families for the tunnel incident that “took the peaceful lives” of the victims.
Bereaved family members are seen shedding tears at a memorial ceremony held near the Sasago Tunnel in Otsuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2024
Victims remembered on 12th anniversary of Sasago Tunnel disaster
The memorial ceremony was attended by 60 people, including executives of the company and officials of the transport ministry as well as people who lost their loved ones.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2018
No indictments over 2012 fatal tunnel collapse in Japan
Public prosecutors on Friday decided not to indict any of the 10 people accused of professional negligence over the collapse of an expressway tunnel that killed nine people and injured three others in Yamanashi Prefecture in December 2012.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
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Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
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Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
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G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
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A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
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Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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