Wildfires in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, went into their sixth day of destruction on Tuesday and have scorched ...

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

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

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

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

Around 5,200 acres of land have burnt since the fire began on Thursday in the northeastern coastal area of Iwate prefecture ...

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

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

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

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

Firefighters are struggling to contain blazes in the forest around the city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan. Officials say ...

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