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

Another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650-foot radius had been evacuated, a spokesman said.

A sinkhole the size of a swimming pool opened up on a busy street in Japan, swallowing a truck and trapping the driver.

A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as ...

This is in a bid to make Osaka's streets more visitor-friendly ahead of April's World Expo. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A street in the red light district of Japan’s Osaka has been painted in yellow and decorated with murals to curb prostitution. The Kita Ward, which is known for illicit activities like ...

Japan had figured out ways to make high-quality products cheaply, and these products found their way all over the world. People sported Sony Walkmans on the street and drove Japanese cars around town.

A Japanese man with gambling debts of six million yen (US$38,000) has fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a street performer by offering a “passionate praising service” to passersby ...