10 hours ago · There’s also been a renewed debate about Japan’s aging infrastructure. What happened? Just after the sinkhole appeared in Yashio City, just northeast of Tokyo, on …

9 hours ago · Police officers and rescue members prepare for a rescue mission in Yashio, northeast of Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, two days after a truck fell into the sinkhole made …

1 day ago · In 2016, a massive sinkhole appeared on a five-lane street in Hakata, Japan. That sinkhole caused blackouts and traffic delays but crews worked around the clock to fix the …

3 hours ago · 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. …

19 hours ago · A sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a dump truck hole on Tuesday has now doubled in wide after combining with a second sinkhole as rescue workers continued their dig …

1 day ago · Swimming pool-sized sinkhole traps truck driver in Japan 00:51. Japanese emergency services struggled for hours on Tuesday to rescue the driver of a truck that plunged into a …

1 day ago · A rescue operation is underway for a 74-year-old truck driver who was driving a vehicle that fell into a sinkhole in Yashio city, Japan. Later in the day, a second sinkhole …

7 hours ago · A sinkhole that swallowed a truck near Tokyo has grown in size as rescuers try to reach the trapped driver buried inside. ... Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport …

1 day ago · A massive sinkhole engulfed a truck at a Saitama prefectural road intersection on Tuesday morning, trapping the driver and triggering an extensive rescue operation. According …

2 days ago · A sinkhole estimated to be the size of a large swimming pool swallowed a truck and its driver as it opened up in the middle of a busy intersection in Japan, according to multiple …