Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century ... who fled his home to stay with a relative. "It didn't rain or snow at all this year... Thank goodness it rained today though.

TOKYO: Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said on Thursday (Mar 6), as residents expressed relief the smoke was gone.

Tokyo - Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan’s worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said on March 6, as residents expressed relief the smoke was gone. The blaze had ...

Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said Thursday, as residents expressed relief the smoke was gone. The blaze had raged around the ...

The blaze had raged around the northern city of Ofunato for more than a week Officials said Thursday that rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a ...

“It didn’t rain or snow at all this year... Thank goodness, it rained today, though. I can only hope it will help contain the situation,” the seaweed and scallop farmer told AFP. Japan ...

OFUNATO: Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a ... told AFP. "It didn't rain or snow at all this year... Thank goodness it rained today though. I can only hope it will help contain the ...

“I’ve been hoping for rain. I hope the fire will be brought under control,” said a 78-year-old man who was staying at the Sanriku community centre in the city told The Japan News. The record ...

"It didn't rain or snow at all this year... Thank goodness it rained today though. I can only hope it will help contain the situation," the seaweed and scallop farmer said. Japan endured its hottest ...

while a man said he was "very happy that we had rain yesterday". The wildfire burnt about 2,900 hectares around half the size of Manhattan making it Japan's largest in more than 50 years ...

The blaze around Ofunato in the Iwate region has raged for more than a week Japan battled its worst wildfire ... told AFP. "It didn't rain or snow at all this year... Thank goodness it rained ...

"It didn't rain or snow at all this year... Thank goodness it rained today though. I can only hope it will help contain the situation," the seaweed and scallop farmer said. Japan endured its ...