Japan experienced its hottest June on record, the weather agency said Tuesday, as climate change prompts sweltering heat ...

A large wildfire has broken out south of Athens, forcing evacuations and road closures near the ancient Temple of Poseidon. The fire erupted Thursday during Greece's first summer heatwave, with ...

Ofunato, Iwate Pref. – The city of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture has declared that a massive forest fire that had ravaged the city since Feb. 26 has been extinguished. Officials said Monday that ...

The mayor of Ofunato City in northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture has said there is no fear of a fire spreading again from the forest fire that broke out in the city on February 26. He declared ...

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging homes as hundreds of firefighters battled the widening blaze ...

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging homes as hundreds of firefighters battled the widening blaze ...

A cattle farmer in the wildfire-stricken city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan has vowed to persevere and continue farming, after all his livestock managed to survive.

Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, which killed at least one person, has been brought under control, the mayor of the northern city of Ofunato said on Sunday.

The fire had raged in the mountains around the northern city of Ofunato for over a week, killing one person and forcing more than 4,200 residents to flee their homes.

TOKYO -- The first rain fell March 5 since massive forest fires broke out Feb. 26 in the northeastern Japan city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. However ...

OFUNATO, Japan - Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century on March 5 in a region hit by record-low rainfall, although wet weather gave hope for some relief. The blaze around the northern ...

The wildfire, which reportedly broke out in Ofunato, on the northeast coast, has left one person dead and forced nearly 4,000 to evacuate the nearby areas.