TOKYO — Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people ... The fires in the western towns ...

WASHINGTON--Former Prime Minister Taro Aso said a military conflict in the Taiwan Strait would lead Japan to exercise its right of collective self-defense including taking steps to protect the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people ... The fires in the western towns of Okayama, Imabari and Aso broke out Sunday, quickly burning ...

Aso added that deterrence only works for a country once others believe that it will likely strike back when attacked. In its campaign platform, the LDP pledged to beef up Japan’s defense ...

Travel through one of the largest calderas in the world at Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Pref. The caldera has fertile ground to sustain crops and livestock.