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In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world.
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Japan
Island country in East Asia
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Suspension bridge in Kobe, Japan
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a suspension bridge that links the city of Kobe on the Japanese island of Honshu and Iwaya, Awaji on Awaji Island. It is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and crosses the busy and turbulent Akashi Strait. It was completed in 1998, and at the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)