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The Japan Times12h
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
A tragic accident in Saitama shows how aging pipes, soft soil and climate threats are straining the country’s infrastructure.
The body of a truck driver whose vehicle fell into a sinkhole in Japan is recovered after 3 months
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.
Body found in sinkhole near Tokyo confirmed as missing driver
A body found inside a massive sinkhole that opened at an intersection near Tokyo three months ago has been confirmed as that ...
Body of a truck driver swallowed by sinkhole in Yashio, near Tokyo, recovered
The sinkhole, which was caused by corroded sewerage pipes, was first discovered in February and is now at least 40 metres wide.
malaymail17d
Three months on, driver’s body found in truck at bottom of giant Tokyo sinkhole
TOKYO, May 2 — 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 today. A road in the city of Yashio caved ...
The Independent17d
Body of truck driver finally recovered three months after falling into Japan sinkhole
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...