An area of at least 2,100 hectares in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, has been destroyed by the blaze. At least one person has ...

Japan's northern city of Ofunato faces mass evacuations as firefighters battle a massive forest fire, burning 2,100 hectares.

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

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

Burned area has expanded to 2,600 hectares due to raging wildfire in Ofunato city of northeastern Iwate prefecture - Anadolu ...

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

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

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

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

Residents have been instructed to evacuate, as more than 2,000 firefighters use helicopters and hoses to douse the flames ...

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

Weather officials in Japan forecast it will rain in the wildfire-hit city of Ofunato from Wednesday through Thursday.