Tokyo, March 13, 2026 (AFP) - Mysterious large steel cylinder disrupts traffic in Japan

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2026-03-13

Japanese authorities were investigating Friday how a large steel cylinder suddenly emerged from the ground during sewer construction work and rose to the height of a four-storey building in the city of Osaka. A city official told AFP they had received a report early Wednesday that the object, a steel casing used for soil retention, was "jutting out of the ground" near highways in Osaka. "It was not there the previous day," he said. The incident......

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