A charred body has been found, and more than 84 homes have been engulfed in raging forest fires in northeastern Japan, as firefighters battled intense blazes fuelled by strong, dry winds. More than ...

OFUNATO, Iwate (Japan): Three volunteers dressed as Santa Claus handed out gifts to those displaced by the massive forest fire that broke out in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, earlier this year. Fumio ...

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba was considering declaring the country’s biggest wildfire in decades a “severe disaster” as the blaze continued to rage for the eighth day, reducing nearly 3,000 ...

Firefighters from around eastern Japan have joined in the effort to slow the largest forest fire in Japan in 30 years after it has burned nearly 3,000 acres of forest in the Iwate prefecture from ...

People affected by a major wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, earlier this year began moving into temporary housing in the northeastern city on Saturday. Seven housing units, each about 30 to 40 ...