Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments.

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. Residents near the hole ...

Three months after his truck plunged into a sinkhole near Tokyo, the body of a 74-year-old driver has been recovered.. In January the three-ton truck fell into a hole that suddenly appeared on the ...

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 on a street Tuesday.

SAITAMA (Kyodo) -- A body found inside a massive sinkhole that opened at an intersection near Tokyo three months ago has been confirmed as that of a missing truck driver, police said Wednesday.

Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 130 feet wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an ...

TOKYO -- Efforts to rescue a 74-year-old truck driver are continuing on Friday, more than three days after a huge sinkhole trapped a truck north of To.

A sinkhole the size of a large swimming pool swallowed a driver and his truck in Yashio City, ... Saitama Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo area. Watch sinkhole swallow truck in Japan.

Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here's what's going on. A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as ...