3 hours ago · Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 40 meters wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an elderly truck ...

20 hours ago · 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 ...

1 day ago · A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as the rescue operation of the driver has dragged on for days. ... Most of Japan’s main public infrastructure was built during the rapid economic growth of the 1960s and 1970s. The sewage pipe in Yashiro is about 40 years ...

1 day ago · An aerial view shows rescue operations underway at a large sinkhole that swallowed a truck at an intersection in Yashio, north of Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo ...

1 day ago · 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.

1 day ago · As rescue efforts were underway for the 74-year-old man stuck in a sinkhole, another one opened up. ... Hisako Ueno is a reporter and researcher based in Tokyo, writing on Japanese politics ...

1 day ago · 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.

3 hours ago · Yashio, Japan - Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp on Jan 31 to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole ...

1 day ago · A truck driver has spent more than 24 hours trapped under a sinkhole in Japan that swallowed his vehicle in the greater Tokyo area, national officials confirmed. The crater formed at a busy ...

1 day ago · The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture, near the capital Tokyo, swallowing a truck. Rescue efforts have been hampered by road collapses, and officials have ordered scores of ...