This photo combo shows a huge sinkhole, left, on a major road near JR Hakata Station in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Nov. 8, 2016 and the road reopening, right, on Nov. 15 after being ...

A massive five-lane wide sinkhole in the Japanese city of Fukuoka that was repaired in just four days is sinking again, prompting city officials to stop traffic at the busy intersection. When the ...

The sinkhole, which was 98 feet wide and 49 feet deep, opened at 5AM local time last week. Although it caused power outages in the area, no one was injured, The Guardian reports.

Recently in Japan, a large patch of busy road suddenly became a 15-metre-deep hole, ... Japan’s incredible sinkhole repair is a reminder of how the internet can inspire us to do better.

A giant sinkhole in Japan that was apparently fixed within two days - in a repair that impressed the world - has been closed off once more after the ground began sinking again.. The enormous chasm ...

Japanese emergency services struggled for hours on Tuesday to rescue the driver of a truck that plunged into a massive sinkhole near Tokyo. Authorities in Yashio City, Saitama, received calls ...

A sinkhole is seen being repaired in Fukuoka on June 10, 2025. (Kyodo) FUKUOKA(Kyodo) -- The Fukuoka city government on Wednesday morning completed the repair of a 4-meter-long sinkhole that had ...

Two rescuers have reportedly been injured trying to retrieve the driver Kyodo via AP Images A large sinkhole near Tokyo has swallowed a truck with a man inside. Just before 10 a.m. local time on ...

Sinkholes are increasingly common in Japanese cities, as many have ageing sewage pipeline infrastructure. Officials say that it could take two or three years to repair the sewer rupture.

A massive sinkhole created commuter chaos in downtown Fukuoka in southwestern Japan Monday, when the entire width of a major 5-lane road caved in on itself. “The power was out all of a sudden ...

Swimming pool-sized sinkhole traps truck driver in Japan 00:51. Rescuers were on Wednesday trying to save a Japanese truck driver stuck in a large sinkhole for more than 24 hours as local ...