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

A sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a dump truck hole on Tuesday has now doubled in wide after combining with a second ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to deploy unmanned firefighting robots and other specialized vehicles as part of its efforts to enhance the equipment and machinery ...

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

Prefecture officials also recruited the Tokyo Fire Department for help. Advertisement Authorities are considering building a ramp from the road which could more easily deploy heavier equipment to ...

TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters ... citing local police and fire departments. Live images showed part of the building, on a shopping street in downtown Osaka, still burning and dark smoke billowing ...

TOKYO: Rescuers were on Wednesday (Jan 29) trying to save a Japanese truck driver stuck in a sinkhole for more than 24 hours ...

Emergency workers were searching for a missing driver on Wednesday after a large sinkhole swallowed a truck near Tokyo. A 10-metre-wide sinkhole opened up in the middle of a street on Tuesday morning ...

Large Fire Breaks Out in Japan's Osaka Near Tourist Landmark, Live Images Show TOKYO (Reuters ... citing local police and fire departments. Live images showed part of the building, on a shopping ...