Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a ...

TOKYO — Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least ... on the main island of Shikoku, the fire left a firefighter slightly injured. Firefighters and defense helicopters ...

Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades ... with images showing the aircraft dumping water onto the smouldering hills.

A panel of experts at the Environment Ministry is discussing changes to ... repel water and oil and can withstand high heat. They are found in a range of products, including fire-extinguishing ...