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 ...

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

Firefighters and army helicopters are battling a fire that has burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan and forced more than 170 people to evacuate.

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, ...