On Jan. 28, 2025, a massive sinkhole suddenly opened in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, swallowing a two-ton truck and ...

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 4, 2025, a week after it opened up, swallowing a truck. Search ...

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

A road in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, collapsed on Tuesday, January 28, creating a large sinkhole into which a truck ...

A total of about 19km of sewage pipes managed by the Tokyo metropolitan government are set to be inspected. The pipes are laid in nine cities, including Higashi-Kurume and Kiyose.

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

A sinkhole the size of a large swimming pool swallowed a driver and his truck in Yashio City, Japan on Monday morning.

A large sinkhole swallowed a truck Tuesday after appearing at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, with local authorities working round the clock to rescue a trapped man believed to be the ...

A demonstration group advocating for the exclusion of Kurds in Japan, left, and citizens counter-protesting against them are seen in front of JR Warabi Station in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture ...

The crater is about 30 feet wide and 16 feet deep. It formed in a well-traveled area of Saitama Prefecture, just outside Tokyo, Japan's capital. While Tokyo is a global economic hub, Saitama is ...

On Tuesday, part of a road intersection in Saitama prefecture, about 18 miles north of Japan’s capital, opened up, swallowing a three-ton truck and its driver, a 74-year-old man, prompting a ...