Rain has helped to suppress forest fires in Imabari City in the western Japanese prefecture of Ehime. Our site uses cookies ...

“I’ve been hoping for rain. I hope the fire will be brought under control,” said a 78-year-old man who was staying at the Sanriku community centre in the city told The Japan News. The record forest ...

Forest fires continue to rage in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, five days after the first blaze started. Self-Defense Force ...

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

More than 2,000 firefighters have been deployed to combat Japan’s largest forest fire in 30 years ... the region recorded just 2.5 millimeters of rain — significantly below the average ...

More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory. One person died last ...

Firefighters dispatched from Aomori Prefecture fight a forest fire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency)(Kyodo) MORIOKA (Kyodo ...

TOKYO (AP) — Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents ...

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Other phenomena like droughts, snowstorms, tropical storms and forest ... and rain would help extinguish the fire. The topography of the mountainous coastal area, with steep slopes and narrow and ...