Officials say corroded sewerage pipes created the sinkhole that is now 40 metres (130 feet) wide -- nearly the size of an Olympic swimming pool -- and 15 metres (50 feet) deep. Cranes have been ...

Measuring roughly 24 meters by 12 meters, the “swimming pool” looks large enough for 1,000 people, a play on the Japanese word “sennin” for that number of people. The Kumano Hongu Tourist ...

Reigning Olympic silver medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita led three athletes under the 4:10 barrier in the 400-meter individual medley on the final night of the Japan Swim in Tokyo. Coming off a ...

Racing at the Japan Swim, Matsushita, now 19, won the 200 individual medley on Saturday night, posting a winning time of 1:56.35. Matsushita led seven swimmers under the 1:59 mark, with Kosuke ...