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

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

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

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

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.

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