It’s also one of Japan’s busiest sea lanes, with freighters, tankers, fishing vessels and passenger ships making their way along the strait 24/7. The Akashi Kaikyo bridge is the longest ...

Whirlpools occur when fast-moving and slow-moving tides collide. The Naruto Strait is an ideal location for this phenomenon, where powerful currents flow into a calm sea between both shores. The speed ...

Before its opening, Japan was home to the world's longest suspension bridge - the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, which opened in 1998 ...

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.

A live camera placed near the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Hyogo Prefecture caught ... center for the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan in Mitaka, Tokyo. Sky watchers have a better chance ...

Suspension bridges, like the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan, can span great distances and still leave room for passing ships and boats. The U.S. Coast Guard is thrilled with your selection!

Since 1998, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan had previously held the record with a span of 1,991 metres (6,532 ft). (ANSA).