Hundreds of residents in two cities in Iwate Prefecture were ordered to evacuate on Feb. 25 after a mountain fire broke out and continued overnight. As of 5 p.m. on Feb. 25, a total of about 8 ...

There is no danger of the fire spreading further and firefighters will work to determine if it is has been extinguished, ...

TOKYO -- The wildfire in Ofunato city of Japan's Iwate prefecture is continuing to spread, with the burned area expanding to approximately 1,800 hectares as of 6 am local time on Sunday. The fire, ...

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century Wednesday (Mar 5) in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather ...

When asked what is needed to continue storing collected personal items, 16 municipalities cited the need for storage and ...

TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Steady rainfall on Wednesday has helped contain the spread of a week-long wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan's Iwate Prefecture, local media reported.

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

Just hours after firefighters extinguished a fire that had led to evacuation orders in two Iwate Prefecture cities, another blaze broke out in one of the municipalities. The second forest fire ...

Seaweed farmers in the wildfire-stricken city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture have begun harvesting ...