There's also been a renewed debate about Japan’s aging infrastructure. Just after the sinkhole appeared in Yashio City, just northeast of Tokyo, on Tuesday morning a 3-ton truck fell into it.

A massive sinkhole has appeared at an intersection near Tokyo, swallowing a truck and its driver, according to multiple reports. Two rescuers have reportedly been injured in their attempt to retrieve ...

A truck cabin that was swallowed by a sinkhole in Japan two weeks ago has been located in a nearby sewer pipe, authorities ...

On Sunday, five households near the sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture were asked to evacuate and take shelter by local government officials, The Japan Times reported. More than a hundred residents living ...

A GIANT sinkhole is threatening to eat up Sarah Lewis’s family home in Godstone, Surrey. It’s a surreal situation, to say the ...

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.

With efforts to find a driver who fell in expected to take about three months, there is no concrete timeline in place on when ...

Two sinkholes have appeared in the Surrey village of Godstone, but how have they formed and are they dangerous?

The sinkhole suddenly opened up during morning rush hour an intersection north of Tokyo, swallowing the lorry - Copyright JIJI Press/AFP STR The sinkhole suddenly ...

The method of fixing a sinkhole might vary, but often authorities will fill them in. Paul explained that filling them with ...

Five families living in the vicinity of a sinkhole in Japan have been told to evacuate as the crater continued to expand, days after swallowing a truck along with its driver. The sinkhole in ...