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

The space between the two sinkholes collapsed early on Jan 30 morning and created one larger hole. Read more at ...

The cavity has expanded to 40 meters (130 feet) across, almost the length of an Olympic swimming pool, since opening up in a ...

Yashio, Saitama, Japan - January 30, 2025 Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 30, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. A sinkhole ...

Emergency workers have been hampered by unstable ground since Tuesday, when a truck and its driver were swallowed north of ...

A sinkhole in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, caused by a ruptured underground drainage pipe underscores the growing ...

A sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a dump truck hole on Tuesday has now doubled in wide after combining with a second ...

A sinkhole at an intersection in Saitama Prefecture that swallowed a truck collapsed further Thursday and merged with a ...

To stabilize the site and facilitate rescue efforts, crews are excavating a 4-meter-wide, 30-meter-long ramp to deploy heavy ...

A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as ...

The sinkhole, which opened on 28 January in Saitama prefecture, swallowed the 1,800kg vehicle, trapping the truck driver. Rescuers initially heard the driver responding, but lost contact soon after.

Hopes fade for a trapped truck driver as unstable ground and rising water hinder Japan’s sinkhole rescue efforts.