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

A massive sinkhole opened on a road in Japan's Saitama Prefecture. Rescue efforts are underway a truck that fell into the sinkhole.

A sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a dump truck hole on Tuesday has now doubled in wide after combining with a second sinkhole as rescue workers continued their dig to reach the vehicle's driver.

TOKYO, Jan 30 — Japanese authorities have asked 1.2 million people to cut back on showers and laundry to prevent leaking sewage aggravating an operation to rescue a truck driver in a sinkhole. The hole suddenly opened up in Yashio during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, swallowing the lorry.

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

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The board of education has also asked foreigners to submit a document which states their intention to continue to live in Japan. Saitama is the only city that requires the formality. When the city ...

TOKYO -- An oval-shaped pit suddenly formed on a busy road in Yashio, Japan, on Tuesday, taking down a truck and trapping the driver inside. Emergency crews battled unstable ground and debris.

Yashio, Saitama, Japan - January 30, 2025 Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 30, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. A sinkhole opened up on Jan.

Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp Friday to try and reach a 74 year old truck driver who has not been heard from since

The space between the two sinkholes collapsed early on Jan 30 morning and created one larger hole. Read more at straitstimes.com.