Saitama have been asked to refrain from non-essential use of water, like taking baths. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Yashio, Saitama, Japan - January 31, 2025 Video taken Jan. 31, 2025, shows the site where a sinkhole opened up, swallowing a ...

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

Emergency teams trying to rescue a truck driver trapped for days in a huge sinkhole in a road north of Tokyo will take ...

Rescue teams are continuing efforts to rescue a 74-year-old man trapped in a sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama, ...

Japanese authorities urge evacuation as a massive sinkhole in Saitama grows, hampering rescue efforts to free an elderly truck driver.

The Japanese sinkhole near Tokyo continued to grow on Friday as emergency crews continued their plan to install a temporary ...