Firefighters walking amongst burnt trees as they battle a wildfire in Ofunato city. Rain appears to have halted the spread of ...

In Japan, the tradition of cherry blossom-viewing, known as hanami, holds a special place in people's hearts. This cultural ...

The first rain fell March 5 since massive forest fires broke out Feb. 26 in the northeastern Japan city of Ofunato, Iwate ...

The rapid spread of the wildfire in Ofunato was caused by both government neglect and the worsening of climate change around ...

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 ...

RAIN appears to have halted the spread of the country's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said, as ...

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 ...

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 ...