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 truck fell into a massive sinkhole that opened up on a busy ... put his safety above all else while striving to repair the damage in good time. And to prevent a recurrence, the central and ...

In 2016, a massive sinkhole appeared on a five-lane street in Hakata, Japan. That sinkhole caused blackouts and traffic delays but crews worked around the clock to fix the gaping hole in the busy ...

Witnesses said the road sunk just before the truck passed, Japan Today reported, citing the police. The spokesman said that another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650 ...