A man in his 70s was unaccounted for and firefighters later found a body, possibly of the missing man, the disaster response team said.

A utilities company in western Japan stopped providing gas to customers in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Thursday after dozens of complaints about gas leaks and stove fires. Yamaguchi Gohdoh Gas Co, ...

The fire broke out during strong winds on Tuesday evening near a fishing port in the city of Oita and spread to a forest.

At least 170 homes have been damaged or burned down, the team said. Dozens of fire engines and more than 200 firefighters were mobilised to battle the blaze, which was not fully under control nearly ...

OITA, Japan - A massive fire raging for a third day in the southwestern Japan prefecture was brought under control, except on an uninhabited island it leaped to, the city of Oita said Thursday, after ...