{"id":66363,"date":"2026-02-20T13:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/anonymous-donor-gives-japanese-city-of-osaka-46-pounds-of-gold-bars-to-fund-water-pipe-repairs\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:08:31","slug":"anonymous-donor-gives-japanese-city-of-osaka-46-pounds-of-gold-bars-to-fund-water-pipe-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/anonymous-donor-gives-japanese-city-of-osaka-46-pounds-of-gold-bars-to-fund-water-pipe-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Anonymous donor gives Japanese city of Osaka 46 pounds of gold bars to fund water pipe repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p><em>Tokyo <\/em>\u00a0\u2014Osaka has received a hefty gift of gold bars worth 560 million yen (about $3.6 million) from an anonymous donor asking for its specific use: to fix the Japanese city&#8217;s dilapidated water pipes.<\/p>\n<p> The gold bars weighing 46 pounds in total were given to the Osaka City Waterworks Bureau in November by the donor who wants to help improve aging water pipes, Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama told reporters Thursday.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;It&#8217;s a staggering amount and I was speechless,&#8221; Yokoyama said. &#8220;Tackling aging water pipes requires a huge investment, and I cannot thank enough for the donation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> The mayor said his city will respect the donor&#8217;s wishes and use the gift to improve waterworks projects.<\/p>\n<p>Concern over the safety of Osaka&#8217;s waterworks systems grew after a massive <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sinkhole-japan-swallows-truck-driver\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">sinkhole swallowed a truck<\/a><\/span> and killed the driver last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/28\/5383dad2-7d72-4aba-9a5c-d790565b5aa8\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/edc658c0bfc118a97accd3a392061dcc\/gettyimages-2195792423.jpg#\" alt=\"JAPAN-INCIDENT-EMERGENCY-SINKHOLE \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/28\/5383dad2-7d72-4aba-9a5c-d790565b5aa8\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/edc658c0bfc118a97accd3a392061dcc\/gettyimages-2195792423.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/28\/5383dad2-7d72-4aba-9a5c-d790565b5aa8\/thumbnail\/1240x826g8\/4081cab4a9b4455870e5fe702bbf6fc2\/gettyimages-2195792423.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Firefighters attempt to rescue a truckdriver after his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole, in Yashio city, Saitama, Japan, Jan. 28, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                STR\/JIJI Press\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sinkhole, which was about 33 feet wide and 20 feet deep, was linked to a damaged sewer pipe in Saitama, north of Tokyo. <\/p>\n<p>Osaka had 92 cases of water pipe leaks under city roads in the fiscal year ending March 2025, the city&#8217;s waterworks official Eiji Kotani told The Associated Press on Friday. With the population of 2.8 million, Osaka is the country&#8217;s third-largest city that serves as a western Japanese capital.<\/p>\n<p> Most of Japan&#8217;s main public infrastructure was built during the rapid postwar economic growth. Urban development in Osaka, a regional commercial hub, started earlier than many other cities and its water pipes and other infrastructure are also aging earlier, Kotani said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/9cf5992e-6001-40e7-aabd-b6408927979c\/thumbnail\/620x414\/722084eebb99b182f27542f08e0befeb\/osaka-skyline-2256306902.jpg#\" alt=\"Osaka cityscpae at dusk  at Dusk \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/9cf5992e-6001-40e7-aabd-b6408927979c\/thumbnail\/620x414\/722084eebb99b182f27542f08e0befeb\/osaka-skyline-2256306902.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/9cf5992e-6001-40e7-aabd-b6408927979c\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/16f3e9393078de07163cb07e0c61d8a0\/osaka-skyline-2256306902.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The skyline of Osaka, Japan, is seen in an undated file photo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Krzysztof Baranowski\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Osaka needs to renew a total of 160 miles of water pipes, he said. 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