The number of emergency dispatches by the Tokyo Fire Department last year exceeded 930,000, setting a new record for the ...

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 20-year-old male firefighter for molesting a high school girl on a bus last year, reports NHK (Feb. 7).

Another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650-foot radius had been evacuated, a spokesman said.

An ambulance that hit a center divider and overturned last month was driven by a paramedic who became drowsy after working for around 17 hours straight, the Tokyo Fire Department said on Jan. 17 ...

Of those, two died, according to the outlets, per Tokyo Fire. The fire department told the Japanese outlets that one of those who died was a man in his 70s who choked on mochi while at his home in ...

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A man with a knife stabbed at least 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo on Friday and was captured by police after fleeing, fire department officials and news reports said. NHK public ...

A large fire broke out in a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan, local TV footage showed on Tuesday. The fire broke out on the first floor ...

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Mochi is a popular food in Japan, especially during the New Year's holiday. Tokyo Fire Department officials advise cutting mochi into small pieces and chewing thoroughly before swallowing.