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.

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 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 ...

Emergency workers were searching for a missing driver on Wednesday after a large sinkhole swallowed a truck near Tokyo. A 10-metre-wide sinkhole opened up in the middle of a street on Tuesday morning ...

The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more visitor-friendly ahead of this year's World Expo. Around 160 countries and regions ...