In April, the Seto Ohashi, or Great Bridge, comprised of six suspension bridges reaching five small islands in the Seto Inland Sea, will open to both rail and vehicle traffic between Honshu's Okayama region and Shikoku Island in southern Japan.
Yukio Kato, 34, was unconscious and in serious condition when he was hospitalized Dec. 26 in Okayama, 340 miles west of Tokyo, said a hospital official who spoke on condition of anonymity.