Honda Motor will recall about 270,000 of its vehicles...Honda wil recall Odyssey minivans and Life small cars after receiving reports of two Odysseys catching fire and 104 cases in which Life engines shut down suddenly...Honda will recall 117,500 Odyssey vehicles, of which 85,000 are in Japan and the rest in China, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand...Japanese companies have faced a growing number of damaging recalls in recent weeks, including a battery defect crisis at electronics giant Sony...Separately, Mazda Motor Corp said it will recall 12,235 cars sold in Japan due to defects in airbags that might suddenly open up.