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

Officials in Yashio city, located north of Tokyo, are trying to rescue a 74-year-old man whose truck was swallowed by a ...

The sinkhole that suddenly opened on a road near Tokyo has captured national attention as attempts to rescue the elderly driver drag on.

Authorities hoped to complete the 30m slope on Jan 31, but a local official said it may take several days. Read more at ...

More than a million people in Japan have been told to cut back on showers and laundry to help rescuers reach a pensioner ...

The 74-year-old man’s truck was swallowed by the hole, now 40 metres across and still caving in, with corroded sewage pipes a ...

Rescue personnel continued efforts to clear debris in an expanding sinkhole near Tokyo on Friday in the hope of saving a man ...

A 74-year-old truck driver remains trapped in a sinkhole that opened earlier this week in Yashio, Japan. The sinkhole opened ...

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The search for a 74-year-old truck driver trapped in a Japan sinkhole entered a fourth day on Friday (Jan 31) as worsening ...