Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system ...

Wildlife lovers flock to this island in Japan for its adorable bunnies. Nearly a century ago, though, it was known for something completely different.

Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more ...

SAITAMA (Kyodo) -- A sinkhole at an intersection near Tokyo that swallowed a truck collapsed further Thursday and merged with a second opening that had formed nearby, as rescue efforts continued ...

30 (UPI) --A sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a dump truck whole ... off Santorini after series of earthquakes hit Greek island Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Thousands of people evacuated Santorini after ...

A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as ...

A truck driver has spent more than 24 hours trapped under a sinkhole in Japan that swallowed his vehicle in the greater Tokyo area, national officials confirmed. The crater formed at a busy ...

(Kyodo) SAITAMA (Kyodo) -- Rescue personnel continued efforts to clear debris in an expanding sinkhole near Tokyo on Friday in the hope of saving a man trapped as the crucial 72-hour threshold of ...

Our travel reporter Anthony is back on the road, this time exploring the beautiful islands in and around New York. I know what you’re thinking: “Islands? In New York? Isn’t that just ...

Professor Lirpa confirmed that it is not unusual for new islands to emerge, but normally this is near active volcanic regions, for example around Iceland or Hawaii. However, Professor Lirpa feels ...

Rescue officials have started laying a slope into an expanding sinkhole north of Tokyo as they prepare to launch a full-fledged search for a truck driver. The 74-year-old driver remains ...

TOKYO: Five households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole near Tokyo were urged to evacuate on Sunday (Feb 2), with efforts to rescue a man stuck inside reportedly halted.