On Jan. 28, 2025, a massive sinkhole suddenly opened in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, swallowing a two-ton truck and ...

Japan's infrastructure is aging rapidly, posing a significant risk to the economy and daily life. Strengthening the systems ...

Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more ...

A drone has located what is believed to be the driver's cab of a truck that fell into a large sinkhole in an intersection in Saitama Prefec ...

Yashio, Saitama, Japan - January 31, 2025 Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2025, shows a large sinkhole ...

A total of about 19km of sewage pipes managed by the Tokyo metropolitan government are set to be inspected. The pipes are laid in nine cities, including Higashi-Kurume and Kiyose.

Officials in Yashio city, located north of Tokyo, are trying to rescue a 74-year-old man whose truck was swallowed by a ...

The Japanese sinkhole near Tokyo continued to grow on Friday as emergency crews continued their plan to install a temporary ...

SINGAPORE: Japanese authorities found an object resembling a driver's seat in a sewage pipe as rescue operations continued around a growing sinkhole in Yashio city, Japanese media reported on Wednesda ...

Emergency inspections of sewer facilities are underway across Japan to check for deterioration that might lead to road ...

A slope was completed Saturday for using heavy machinery in the search for a male truck driver trapped in a sinkhole that appeared Tuesday in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.