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Japan's sinkhole crisis highlights aging sewerage infrastructure
The road cave-in accident happened on Tuesday at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, creating a ...
1.2m people told not to do laundry in Japan as authorities race to save man in sinkhole
More than a million people in Japan have been told to cut back on showers and laundry to help rescuers reach a pensioner ...
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Aging sewer systems could create sinkholes anywhere in Japan, experts warn
A sinkhole in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, caused by a ruptured underground drainage pipe underscores the growing ...
20m-wide sinkhole in Japan: 1.2 million asked to refrain from doing laundry and taking baths
The space between the two sinkholes in a prefectural road in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, collapsed early on Thursday (Jan 30) ...
Japan urges 1.2 million to cut water use as sinkhole rescue efforts underway
Japanese authorities have urged 1.2 million residents to limit water use. This is due to unstable ground and leaking sewage ...
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Japan: Sinkholes at intersection near Tokyo
Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 29, 2025, shows sinkholes at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture ...