Rain has helped to suppress forest fires in Imabari City in the western Japanese prefecture of Ehime. The area has had its ...

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

Sunday marks two weeks since a wildfire broke out in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. An expert has warned of an increased ...

While rain in recent days has appeared ... Northern and temperate forest regions are particularly affected. This includes Japan, which had its hottest year on record in 2024.

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: Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said on Thursday (Mar 6), as residents expressed relief the smoke was gone.

Smoke rises from a wildfire in the hills of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday. Photo by Jiji Press/EPA-EFE Advertisement ...

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