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

The unusually dry weather, strong winds, the prefecture's mountainous terrain — as well as what's known as a fire cycle — ...

The prince, who is second in line to the throne, underlined the importance of thinking of the people as a member of the ...

Thousands evacuated as Japan battles largest forest fire in decades More than 2,000 firefighters have been deployed to combat ...

A massive wildfire in northeastern Japan expanded Monday with over 2,100 hectares burned since last week, putting more homes ...

A destructive and deadly wildfire entered its sixth day here, and authorities said there is still no end in sight.

With a wildfire still spreading here, some students such as Riku Kumagai are preparing for their high school entrance exams ...

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

A massive forest fire in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, has spread to around 1,800 hectares as it enters its fifth day on ...

Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire spread on Friday (Feb 28), and the number of ...

Firefighters from around eastern Japan have joined in the effort to slow the largest forest fire in Japan in 30 years after ...