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

The fire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture has forced residents to evacuate since breaking out Wednesday and spreading over a wide ...

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

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

Forest fires in Japan's Iwate Prefecture have forced 3,300 people to evacuate while destroying 84 homes. Posted: February 28, ...

More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 ...

Firefighters from around eastern Japan have joined in the effort to slow the largest forest fire in Japan in 30 years after ...

TOKYO -- The wildfire in Ofunato city of Japan's Iwate prefecture is continuing to spread, with the burned area expanding to ...

A massive forest fire in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, has spread to around 1,800 hectares as it enters its fifth day on ...

Firefighters on the morning of Feb. 27 continued battling the latest forest fire here that has spread to several locations ...

Officials in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, say areas burned by forest fires in Ofunato City have increased to approximately 1,800 hectares.

The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres) of forest in Ofunato since it started on Wednesday, authorities said.