The local authorities believe the sinkhole was caused by corroded sewerage pipes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

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

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

Rescue workers completed building a ramp in a desperate attempt to reach a truck driver trapped for days inside a sinkhole ...

Five households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, were urged to ...

The growing sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture could be the result of corroded sewerage pipes, according to local authorities.

Rescue teams are continuing efforts to rescue a 74-year-old man trapped in a sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama, ...

FIVE households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole near Tokyo were urged to evacuate, with ...

Rescuers in Japan are working to pull a truck driver to safety after his vehicle fell into a large sinkhole. The swimming pool-sized sinkhole in Yashio City, Saitama prefecture, first opened on ...

The Japanese sinkhole near Tokyo continued to grow on Friday as emergency crews continued their plan to install a temporary ...

Yashio, Japan – Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp on Jan 31 to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who ...