TOKYO - Local governments across Japan have been conducting emergency inspections of sewage systems following the emergence of a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama prefecture.

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

The move comes after it is believed a damaged sewer pipe caused a sinkhole to open up in the city of Yashio, Saitama ...

Families near Japan sinkhole asked to evacuate as truck driver remains trapped - Sinkhole has expanded to size of Olympic ...

The man reportedly became trapped inside his truck when it fell into a sinkhole on Tuesday, Jan. 28A 74-year-old man is still ...

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

A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as ...

Emergency workers have been hampered by unstable ground since Tuesday, when a truck and its driver were swallowed north of ...

Officials in Yashio city, located north of Tokyo, are trying to rescue a 74-year-old man whose truck was swallowed by a ...

A slope was completed Saturday for using heavy machinery in the search for a male truck driver trapped in a sinkhole that appeared Tuesday in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

Investigators from the police station found the ambulance in a parking space for a drugstore about 100 meters away from the ...

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