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

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