Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments. But he warned that when a ...

Emergency workers in Yashio city outside Tokyo rushed to the scene on Tuesday ... The spokesman said that another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650-foot radius ...

TOKYO (AP) — A truck that fell into a sinkhole that suddenly opened on a road near Tokyo has captured national attention as attempts to rescue the elderly driver drag on. Residents near the hole ...

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(Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki) SAITAMA (Kyodo) -- A body found inside a massive sinkhole that opened at an intersection near Tokyo three months ago has been confirmed as that of a missing truck driver ...

Japanese rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole near Tokyo three months ago, an official said on Friday. A road in the city of Yashio caved in ...

Japanese rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole near Tokyo three months ago, an official said on Friday. A road in the city of Yashio caved in ...

Japanese rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole near Tokyo three months ago. The sinkhole, which was caused by corroded sewerage pipes, was first ...

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