The driver was able to talk with rescuers but they retreated after the area around the hole became unstable, a spokesperson ...

In one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, the sinkhole has raised worries about aging infrastructure. Most of ...

In one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, the sinkhole has raised worries about aging infrastructure. Most of Japan’s main public infrastructure was built during the rapid economic ...

Another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650-foot radius had been evacuated, a spokesman said.

Rescuers are racing to save a man swallowed by a massive sinkhole in Japan while driving ... and it later became submerged in water, NHK World Japan reported. The driver’s whereabouts remain ...