The fires in the western towns of Okayama, Imabari, and Aso erupted on Sunday, rapidly consuming hundreds of acres.

“China must understand what steps Japan might take (if fighting breaks out over Taiwan),” Aso said. While Aso said in his speech that greater international deterrence was needed to prevent a ...

His Excellency Taro Aso, who currently serves as Japan’s minister for foreign affairs and previously served as minister for internal affairs, reviewed the current situation in East Asia, examined the ...

TAIPEI—Taro Aso, vice president of the ruling ... Strait are important to the stability of the international community, let alone that of Japan,” he said. “What is most important is not ...

Said to be founded 2,300 years ago in 282 BCE, Aso Jinja is one of Japan’s most prestigious shrines.

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate ...