Osaka quake exposes Japan's aging infrastructure

More than 100,000 without access to running water and gas

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People line up for water at an elementary school in Takatsuki, Osaka, on June 18. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)

Nikkei staff writers

OSAKA -- The earthquake that struck western Japan on Monday morning battered the region's infrastructure, revealing the fragility of utility lifelines and transportation networks in one of the country's most densely populated areas.

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