Giant sinkhole in Japan sealed after one week

Southwestern Japanese officials managed to restore traffic to central Fukuoka city on Tuesday one week after a giant sinkhole devoured a five-lane intersection near the central station.
Traffic restrictions were lifted at 5 a.m. Tuesday one day later than planned after restoration had been delayed due to bad weather earlier in the week.
The city mayor apologised and blamed the nearby construction of a subway line extension for the sinkhole.