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 ...

The northeastern regions, including Ofunato, have had their driest winter since 1946, when the Japan Meteorological Agency started collecting data. Ad Feedback Subscribe ...

The fire has burned about 5,190 acres of forest in Ofunato since it started Wednesday, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. The agency said at least 84 homes have been damaged ...

Japan Struggles With Largest Wildlife In Half A Century, 4,000 Evacuated Japan's largest wildfire since 1975 had damaged 80 buildings by Sunday, although details were still being assessed.

Over 3,500 residents from over 1,300 households have been evacuated ...

Footage from Ofunato on national broadcaster NHK showed orange flames close to buildings and white smoke billowing into the air. While the number of wildfires in Japan has decreased since the ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The northeastern regions, including Ofunato, have had their driest winter since 1946, when the Japan Meteorological Agency started collecting data. Ad Feedback Subscribe ...