"This is a common byproduct of climate change." Country reeling from Japan's largest wildfire in 50 years: 'Nothing is left' ...

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century on Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave ...

Japan endured its hottest summer on record last year as climate change pushes up temperatures worldwide. Then in February, ...

Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the ... Although January to March is typically Ofunato's driest ...

Summers in Japan are typically hot and rainy. Unlike much of the US, where warmer temperatures generally lead to less rain, ...

Firefighters from 14 Japanese regions, including units from Tokyo, were now tackling the blaze, with 16 helicopters -- ...

Japan’s worst wildfire in more than half a century, which killed at least one person, has been brought under control, the ...

One person died last week in the blaze in the northern region of Iwate, which follows record low rainfall in the area and ...

Steady rainfall on Wednesday has helped contain the spread of a week-long wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan's Iwate ...

A massive wildfire erupted near Ofunato, Japan, consuming thousands of hectares of forest in what has become the country’s ...

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