Firefighters are battling a blaze in northeastern Japan that has damaged dozens of homes, burned thousands of acres and ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a ...

Fire fighting operations continued after a massive fire broke out in the northeastern coastal area of Iwate in Japan. Dozens ...

The unusually dry weather, strong winds, the prefecture's mountainous terrain — as well as what's known as a fire cycle — ...

White smoke billowed from a forested area around the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, six days after the blaze began amid ...

A destructive and deadly wildfire entered its sixth day here, and authorities said there is still no end in sight.

A massive wildfire in northeastern Japan expanded Monday with over 2,100 hectares burned since last week, putting more homes ...

With a wildfire still spreading here, some students such as Riku Kumagai are preparing for their high school entrance exams ...

Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire spread on Friday (Feb 28), and the number of ...

TOKYO -- The wildfire in Ofunato city of Japan's Iwate prefecture is continuing to spread, with the burned area expanding to ...

A massive forest fire in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, has spread to around 1,800 hectares as it enters its fifth day on ...

Firefighters from around eastern Japan have joined in the effort to slow the largest forest fire in Japan in 30 years after ...