The number of sinkholes in Japan is rising, topping 10,000 in fiscal 2022 ... In 2016 a giant sinkhole around 30 meters wide and 15 meters deep appeared on a busy street in Fukuoka city, triggered by ...

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 during ...

The sinkhole, which was caused by corroded sewerage pipes, was first discovered in February and is now at least 40 metres wide.

According to the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry, more than 10,500 sinkholes were found across Japan, many of ...

The number of sinkholes in Japan is rising, topping 10,000 in fiscal ... wide and 15 metres deep appeared on a busy street in Fukuoka city, triggered by nearby subway construction.

The number of sinkholes in Japan is rising, topping 10,000 in fiscal ... around 30m wide and 15m deep appeared on a busy street in Fukuoka city, triggered by nearby subway construction.

According to the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry, more than 10,500 sinkholes were found across Japan, many of them related to sewage facilities in urban areas. Yashio Mayor Shinobu ...

The number of sinkholes in Japan is rising, topping 10,000 in fiscal ... around 30m wide and 15m deep appeared on a busy street in Fukuoka city, triggered by nearby subway construction.

A vehicle, top right, carrying a body, believed to be that of the driver found during a search inside the sewer pipe, leaves the scene of the road collapse accident on a street, Friday May 2, 2025 ...