The Japanese government has decided to complete the renovation of relatively large sewage pipes at risk of damage and corrosion due to aging by fiscal 2030, a source close to the matter said recently.

The body of a truck driver has been recovered, three months after his vehicle fell into a sinkhole that suddenly appeared while he was driving on a road near Tokyo.

A body found inside a massive sinkhole that opened at an intersection near Tokyo three months ago has been confirmed as that of a m ...

TOKYO, Japan — Japanese rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole near Tokyo three months ago, an official said on Friday. A road in the city of Yashio ...

A tragic accident in Saitama shows how aging pipes, soft soil and climate threats are straining the country’s infrastructure.

Japanese rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole near Tokyo three months ago, an official said on Friday. A road in the city of Yashio caved in ...

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Japanese rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole near Tokyo three months ago. The sinkhole, which was caused by corroded sewerage pipes, was first ...

A body has been recovered from the cabin of a truck that fell into a massive sinkhole that opened in the city of Yashio, north of Tokyo, in January. Police and other authorities believe it is the ...

Japanese rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole near Tokyo three months ago, an official said on Friday. A road in the city of Yashio caved in ...

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