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Man trapped for days in sinkhole in Japan

A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding and residents are worried

Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 40 meters wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an elderly truck driver whose vehicle was swallowed by the hole.

The New York Times · 1d

Rescuers in Japan Try to Reach Driver Trapped in Sinkhole for Days

Emergency workers have been hampered by unstable ground since Tuesday, when a truck and its driver were swallowed north of Tokyo.

BBC · 1d

Rescuers race to pull out truck driver stuck in Japan sinkhole for days

Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened. The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture, near the capital Tokyo,

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Japan and Aussie stocks break ranks with Wall Street to rise; most Asia markets closed for holiday

Australia's export price index rose 3.6%, while its import price index advanced 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The Associated Press - Busines… · 2h

Stock market today: Asian stocks mostly higher after Wall Street tech gains

Asia markets are mostly higher on Friday following gains on Wall Street driven by Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms after strong profit reports.

Las Vegas Sun · 22h

Stock market today: Asia shares mostly rise while some regional markets stay closed for holidays

Asian shares are mostly higher in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy through lower rates in Septe

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Asia markets rise as investors assess Japan's positive economic data; eyes on U.S. PCE data

Asia-Pacific markets rise on Friday, tracked a rise in U.S. equities, as investors digested the latest batch of corporate ...

Japan set for first household spending increase in five months

Japan is expected to report its first year-on-year increase in household spending in five months, a Reuters poll showed on ...

Hegseth, Nakatani discuss US-Japan defence alliance in first phone call

New US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani agreed in their first phone call Friday to ...

20m-wide sinkhole in Japan: 1.2 million asked to refrain from doing laundry and taking baths

The space between the two sinkholes collapsed early on Jan 30 morning and created one larger hole. Read more at ...

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Asia stocks ease; dollar, gold firms as tariff threat lingers

Asian shares wavered on Friday, weighed down by the return of tech-heavy South Korean stocks from holidays, but relatively ...

The Manila Times on MSN9h

Japan, US ministers express ‘firm intent’ to reinforce defence alliance

US military personnel are stationed in Japan, mostly in Okinawa, east of Taiwan. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The New York Times2d

Japanese TV Executives Get 10-Hour Grilling Over Sex Abuse Case

Public mea culpas are a corporate ritual in Japan. For Fuji TV, the resignations and public apologies of two bosses didn’t assuage public anger. By Martin Fackler Hisako Ueno and Kiuko Notoya ...

Japan and Hong Kong markets set for mixed open after AI sell-off drags Wall Street

Japan and Hong Kong stocks were set to open mixed Tuesday, with several Asia-Pacific markets closed for the Lunar New Year ...

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Asia shares are mixed after a US tech selloff as a Chinese rival joins the global AI frenzy

Asian shares are trading mixed after Wall Street’s tech superstars tumbled as a competitor from China raised doubts over the ...

Japan to cooperate with Bessent on forex, other issues

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent will cooperate on issues including forex, ...

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