KOBE--Akashi Kaikyo Ohashi is one of the world’s largest suspension bridges and now a tour takes visitors to the top of one of the 300-meter-high main towers that support the massive structure.

It functions as a road bridge and features some pretty spectacular views of the Swiss countryside. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is an architectural gem in Japan. This giant suspension bridge links the ...

Aesthetic, light, and strong, suspension bridges can span distances from 2,000 to 7,000 feet—far longer than any other kind of bridge. They also tend to be the most expensive to build.

A live camera placed near the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Hyogo Prefecture caught images of the fireball at 11:16 p.m. The footage captured the meteor for five seconds, which was falling through a ...

Forthcoming: Morita, Manabu, Ryusuke Ihara, and Ryohei Nakamura. "An NEG approach to verifying the straw effect: Evidence from the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge in Japan," JCER economic journal.

With its seascapes, rich culture and culinary delights, the island of Awaji, the largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, is a destination well worth visiting, just outside Osaka. Here are 6 good ...