Saitama Pref. Could Have Anticipated Road Collapse Risk in Yashio, Third-Party Committee Says

The Yomiuri Shimbun
17:11 JST,
February 20, 2026
A third-party committee tasked with investigating the cause of a road collapse in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, in January last year pointed out the risk could have been anticipated during a routine inspection of sewer pipes by the prefecture in February 2022 and an additional inspection should have b...
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