Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 4, 2025, a week after it opened up, swallowing a truck. Search ...

An object that appears to be the cab of a truck trapped in a road sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, has been ...

A small plant-eating deer species that rarely draws much attention in Japan is now a major source of concern after an explosion in the population in the Boso Peninsula of Chiba Prefecture.

A 2-meter-wide sinkhole emerged on a road in Nagoya on Thursday morning, leaving a car stuck but no one injured, local authorities said. The incident occurred amid heightened public attention on a ...

A total of about 19km of sewage pipes managed by the Tokyo metropolitan government are set to be inspected. The pipes are laid in nine cities, including Higashi-Kurume and Kiyose.

Residents and businesses in eastern Saitama Prefecture were again asked to make sacrifices concerning water use as the rescue operation for a trucker buried in a sinkhole continues facing hurdles.

A 2-meter-wide sinkhole emerged on a road in Nagoya, central Japan, on Thursday morning, leaving a car stuck but no one ...

Firefighters will now launch a full-scale effort to find the 74-year-old driver as soon as preparations are made.

With snow also forecast for Tokyo's 23 wards and other flat areas, the agency is warning of possible traffic disruptions ...

Rescue workers in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, are considering how to search for a man who went missing in a massive sinkhole that appeared last week at a busy intersection in Yashio City.

Yamagata households spent an average of 22,389 yen (about $148) on eating ramen out in 2024, ranking first among Japan's 47 prefectural capit ...

Water and debris continue to hamper the search for a truck driver now trapped for a week in a massive sinkhole that suddenly ...