Firefighting is ongoing as wildfires rage in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan. The fire in Ayasato has burned over 600 hectares as of Wednesday afternoon, February 26, damaging more than ...

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

Japan may declare ‘severe disaster’ as record wildfire burns for eighth day Substantial rain broke a 15-day dry spell bringing hope for an early end to unprecedented fires ...

Firefighters were Tuesday battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 local residents. White smoke billowed from a forested ...

At least one person has died and thousands have been evacuated as Japan fights record-breaking wildfires that continue to burn on the main island’s east coast. The Ofunato wildfire, in Iwate ...

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

The rapid spread of the wildfire in Ofunato was caused by both government neglect and the worsening of climate change around the world.

Typhoon No. 5 hit Ofunato Iwate Prefecture with tropical storm force winds on Monday morning, as Japanese emergency officials called for residents to take precautionary steps against potential ...

A massive wildfire has devastated Ofunato in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, damaging over 80 buildings and forcing mass evacuations. Military helicopters have been deployed to combat the raging ...

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