Officials cautioned it was too early to say for sure the fire had stopped growing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

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

Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades. At least one ...

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

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

Firefighters on Tuesday were battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the ...

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

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

TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Steady rainfall on Wednesday has helped contain the spread of a week-long wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan's Iwate Prefecture, local media reported.