A sinkhole accident in Yashio is believed to have been caused by damage to an underground sewage pipe. Read more at ...

The sinkhole also damaged the stormwater system, raising the risk of flooding when spring and summer rains arrive. Japan has seen an uptick in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather like ...

The government plans to conduct a survey on key sewage pipes across Japan in response to the road collapse that ...

It has been one month since a sinkhole appeared at the intersection of a prefectural road in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture. A passing truck fell into the hole when it appeared, and the 74-year-old ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its exports grew at an 11.4% annual pace in February while imports declined slightly, leaving a surplus after two straight months of deficits as worries grow about ...

Only last month, a sinkhole appeared during rush hour at a traffic intersection in the city of Yoshio, Japan, swallowing up a truck and its male driver. And in December, a gran died after ...

From massive craters swallowing roads to bottomless pits appearing overnight, mysterious sinkholes have stunned communities across the United States. These sudden collapses, caused by natural and ...

Dramatic scenes in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 9: a couple were casually walking on a sidewalk when the ground suddenly gave way beneath them. Shocking footage captured the moment the pair were ...

Local governments across Japan are urging residents to be cautious ... to have weakened the road’s foundation, leading to a sinkhole that swallowed a truck and its driver. The government has ...

An elderly woman was rescued from beneath a collapsed building after being trapped in an air pocket under the rubble for 24 ...

An unusual geological feature in ʻEwa Beach may hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of when Polynesians first arrived in ...