Japan scrambled its air force jets nearly 700 ... its Defense Ministry said last month. A Newsweek map, using the Japanese government's geospatial data, illustrates the approximate flight paths ...

The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday, seeking common ground on East Asian security ...

The Ofunato wildfire, in Iwate prefecture, has more than doubled in size in the past three days to become Japan’s largest for 33 years, and as of Sunday covered about 1,800 hectares (4,500 acres).