OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture—A destructive and deadly wildfire entered its sixth day here, and authorities said there is still no end in sight. The forest fire has burned about 2,100 hectares, up ...

Japan's northeastern city of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture has been hit by raging wildfires. One person has been found dead and dozens of buildings have been damaged. Firefighters are battling to ...

OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture—Firefighters on the morning of Feb. 27 continued battling the latest forest fire here that has spread to several locations and damaged or destroyed dozens of buildings.

Evacuated residents at a shelter in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture [File: JIJI Press via AFP] Firefighters from 14 Japanese regions, including units from Tokyo, ...

Firefighting is ongoing as wildfires rage in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan. The fire in Ayasato has burned over 600 hectares as of Wednesday afternoon, February 26, damaging more than ...

Firefighters struggled to bring a wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, under control on Friday as it continued to rage through the area, burning 1,200 hectares of land, with no prospect of the ...

Firefighting operations have been underway in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, since last week where nearly 4,111 people, nearly 13 per cent of the city’s population have evacuated as of 7am local ...

IWATE, (Japan): Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire spread on Friday (Feb 28), and the number of helicopters being used to help put out the fire has ...

A wildfire continued to burn through the forested areas of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday, forcing city officials to issue evacuation orders. The blaze was first detected at 11:55 a.m ...

Typhoon No. 5 hit Ofunato Iwate Prefecture with tropical storm force winds on Monday morning, as Japanese emergency officials called for residents to take precautionary steps against potential ...

More than 2,000 panicked residents have evacuated Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture since Wednesday, fleeing the third fire outbreak in a week.