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 ...

Wet weather looked poised to offer relief Wednesday as Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century in a northern region hit by record-low rainfall.

Tokyo: Japan partially lifted wildfire evacuation orders on Friday after rain helped stop the country s worst blaze in more than half a century from ...

In the South of Japan, there's a gorgeous green island that offers great attractions year-round, from baby turtles spawning ...

A neglected parcel of land was restored by volunteers and patients at a community medical center. Along the way, their health ...

Drought in the mountainous areas of central and northeastern Japan is contributing to the spread of forest fires on a scale not seen for over 30 years. The city of Ofunato, already devastated by the ...

OFUNATO, Japan: Japan battled its worst wildfire in ... told AFP. "It didn't rain or snow at all this year ... Thank goodness it rained today though. I can only hope it will help contain the ...

While some parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales are still on alert for flooding, others are starting ...

We ventured out of the hotel in search of some dinner, only to find ourselves in another bar (whoops!) This time, the ...

Warm weather’s coming. Traveling is way up. It’s like standing room only on aircraft. Why? Who knows. Planes are now having ...

Local authorities in a wildfire-hit city in northeastern Japan are considering lifting evacuation ... told reporters on Thursday that the rain that started falling on Wednesday has weakened ...