KYOTO—A decades-old underground water pipe ruptured in a central part of Kyoto, causing flooding and traffic congestion in the middle of the Golden Week holiday season. Traffic controls enforced ...

A massive underground water leak early Wednesday flooded streets near a busy intersection on a national route in central Kyoto, potentially disrupting water supplies for approximately 6,000 ...

Kyoto City says it will rethink how it inspects underground water pipes for possible damage, after water gushing from a broken pipe flooded a busy intersection on Wednesday. The pipe measuring 30 ...

Water gushing from a broken pipe has inundated a national highway in Kyoto City, western Japan. City officials suspect aging infrastructure is to blame. A passerby reported the incident at around ...