An area of at least 2,100 hectares in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, has been destroyed by the blaze. At least one person has ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a ...

Burned area has expanded to 2,600 hectares due to raging wildfire in Ofunato city of northeastern Iwate prefecture - Anadolu ...

Firefighters were Tuesday battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the ...

As record-breaking snowfall is recorded in Japan's main island of Hokkaido, the country fights its worst wildfire in decades ...

Firefighters are battling a blaze in northeastern Japan that has damaged dozens of homes, burned thousands of acres and ...

Around 5,200 acres of land have burnt since the fire began on Thursday in the northeastern coastal area of Iwate prefecture ...

Firefighters were battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the evacuation of ...

Unseasonable drier weather may be making the country more vulnerable to fires by leaving forests parched. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades. At least one ...

Residents have been instructed to evacuate, as more than 2,000 firefighters use helicopters and hoses to douse the flames ...

A combination of prolonged dryness and strong winds has allowed a fire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, to spread rapidly. As ...