The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for ...

The city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan has begun issuing certificates that residents affected by the recent wildfires need to claim public financial aid to rebuild their lives.

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

The Japan Times reported that this is the country’s largest wildfire since at least 1992, when a blaze burned nearly 1,000 ...

Japan partially lifted wildfire evacuation orders on Friday after rain helped stop the country's worst blaze in more than ...

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century on Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave hope for some relief. The blaze around the northern city of Ofunato in ...

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba was considering declaring the country’s biggest wildfire in decades a “severe disaster ...

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

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

A massive wildfire in northeastern Japan was declared contained Sunday after raging for 12 days, damaging at least 210 ...

Japan partially lifted wildfire evacuation orders on Friday after rain helped stop the country's worst blaze in more than ...

Over 100 more households in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Iwate were ordered to evacuate on Saturday as a wildfire ...