On Jan. 28, 2025, a massive sinkhole suddenly opened in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, swallowing a two-ton truck ... And could it happen again? In this episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we ...

A massive sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture that swallowed a truck and its driver a week ago, and has filled with sewage and debris, highlights the risk posed by Japan's aging pipes. Emergency workers ...

TOKYO - An object was found on Feb 5 in a section of a sewage pipe downstream from the site of a sinkhole in a road in Yashio, Saitama prefecture ... governments across Japan have also been ...

SAITAMA—A drone sent into a sewage pipe below a sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio city detected what appears to be a truck cabin, but the driver was not found. The object is about 3 meters ...

Authorities in Saitama Prefecture announced Wednesday that they have discovered what appears to be the cabin of a truck inside a sewer pipe downstream from the site of a road collapse that ...

Authorities are still struggling to rescue a 74-year-old truck driver who has been trapped in a massive sinkhole in eastern Saitama Prefecture since Jan. 28. The biggest challenge for the ...

Neighborhoods in Saitama and Chiba prefectures have risen in popularity as preferred places to live in among residents of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, a survey showed. But the Yokohama ...

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A second slope is being created in efforts to rescue a truck driver trapped in a sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture ... Launches Free School Meal Program with Support from Japan ...

Rescue operations were still underway on Monday for a driver whose truck fell into a sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 28. The rescuers, who have not been able to get ...