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

The hole suddenly opened up at an intersection in the city of Yashio, about a 30-minute drive north of Tokyo, during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, swallowing the lorry. The initial sinkhole ...

Since January, residents of Koganei, a city in western Tokyo, have received numerous ... weakened the road’s foundation, leading to a sinkhole that swallowed a truck and its driver.

Efforts to rescue a 74-year-old man trapped in a sinkhole near Tokyo have entered a second week, with nearly 1.2 million residents urged to cut back on water use, The Japan News reported Tuesday.

A massive sinkhole at a busy intersection near Tokyo continues to expand as water flows in. Rescuers are still trying to reach a missing man whose truck was swallowed by the hole on Tuesday.

Rescue operations continued early Wednesday morning, after a truck fell into a sinkhole at a busy intersection near Tokyo. The truck's driver remains trapped and has become unresponsive.

YASHIO, (Japan): Efforts to rescue a 74-year-old truck driver after his vehicle plunged into a sinkhole that opened up near Tokyo on Tuesday (Jan 28) has been suspended again, according to ...

Japan plans to invest over 20 trillion yen ($134 billion) in the five years from fiscal 2026 to enhance the country's resilience to n ...

One person has been killed after a massive sinkhole opened up in Seoul, the fire department said Tuesday, with harrowing video footage showing the moment his vehicle was swallowed by the hole. The ...

YASHIO, (Japan): A rescue operation is still ongoing a day after a truck and its driver fell into a sinkhole on Tuesday (Jan 28). Meanwhile, roughly 200 households near the cave-in were advised to ...

The Tokyo District Court is ordering a partial halt to the construction of an underground tunnel, which caused a large sinkhole to form in Chofu city, because it poses a danger to nearby residents.