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 ...

There's also been a renewed debate about Japan’s aging infrastructure. Just after the sinkhole appeared in Yashio City, just ...

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.

But he warned that when a large underground waterpipe ruptures, leaked water could wash away these sediments, creating a sinkhole. Much of Japan’s public infrastructure was built between the ...

There have been several incidents involving sinkholes in Japan in recent years. In September, a sinkhole in the city of Hiroshima appeared after an underground water pipe burst and the road had ...

Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened. The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture ...

Experts say the Yashio sinkhole was caused by corrosion in sewer ... The case was a wakeup call about the aging infrastructure in Japan, where most of its main public infrastructure was built ...

Rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture three months ago, an official said on Friday. A road in the city of Yashio caved in ...

Japan Tries to Rescue Man Stuck in Sinkhole. Here's What's Going On. TOKYO (AP) — A truck that fell into a sinkhole that suddenly opened on a road near Tokyo has captured national attention as ...