New giant slide in southwest Japan closed after 4 people break bones

A newly opened giant slide in southwestern Japan has been closed after four people sustained broken bones while using it, the local government said Friday.The 30-meter slide at the top of Mt. Sarakura in Kitakyushu, a popular nightscape spot, opened to the public on April 25, but a tourist from Taiwan in her 30s broke her shin on May 28 while using it.The local government subsequently uncovered the three other cases, involving a municipal employee who tried the slide before it opened to the public, a 2-year-old held by her older sister, and a man in his 70s. The slide has been closed since…READ FULL ARTICLE