TOKYO: Five households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole near Tokyo were urged to evacuate on ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried soybeans thrown at them in the hope of warding off evil spirits and ...

Japanese rescuers completed building a slope on Saturday to reach a truck driver stuck in a sinkhole, officials said, four ...

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But a good amount of sewage water was discovered underneath the slope, which, combined with rain, led to the rescue mission ...

The local authorities believe the sinkhole was caused by corroded sewerage pipes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Excavators and rescue personnel working to construct a slope for rescue operations at the site ...

Japanese rescuers completed building a slope on Saturday to reach a truck driver stuck in a sinkhole, officials said, four days after his vehicle was swallowed by the cavity now ...