Wildfires in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, went into their sixth day of destruction on Tuesday and have scorched ...

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 — ...

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

Residents have been instructed to evacuate, as more than 2,000 firefighters use helicopters and hoses to douse the flames ...

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

Unseasonable drier weather may be making the country more vulnerable to fires by leaving forests parched. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...

One dead and thousands evacuated as country battles largest fire in decades - Over 3,500 residents from over 1,300 households ...

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

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