The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department quoted him as saying ... He is accused of setting fire to a plastic container for recyclable waste near the entrance of an apartment building in ...

Officials from major real estate company Mitsubishi Estate Co., the Tokyo Fire Department and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department took part in the 97th drill. More than 2,000 people ...

A favorite seasonal food has once again turned deadly in Japan. Traditional mochi rice cakes are eaten around New Year's, and there is nearly always a surge in choking deaths, largely among the ...

Japan has seen a number of house fires, mainly on its Pacific Ocean side. Due to dry air, fires are spreading quickly and ...

the Tokyo Fire Department used robots to put out the flames, as the area around the planes became extremely hot. The FDMA plans to accept applications from local fire department headquarters wishing ...

SpaceX launched two lunar landers for US and Japanese companies to the moon. Tokyo-based ispace's lander, Resilience, and ...

A fire has broken out at the border of Los Angeles and Ventura counties and is spreading rapidly, threatening numerous ...

The Metropolitan Police Department held its annual New Year parade in Tokyo on Friday. About 1,650 police officers and special forces members marched at Meiji Jingu Gaien, NHK reported. Riot police ...

CBS News has confirmed that as the Palisades Fire started on Jan. 7, only 19 fire engines were pre-deployed to the area.

But as with much of the news swirling around the fires, the real picture is complicated. Facing lower tax revenues and higher ...