The city saw 26.5 millimeters of rain on Wednesday, far exceeding the 2.5mm total for the entire month of February.

The first rain fell March 5 since massive forest fires broke out Feb. 26 in the northeastern Japan city of Ofunato, Iwate ...

Japan may declare ‘severe disaster’ as record wildfire burns for eighth day - Substantial rain broke a 15-day dry spell ...

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

Rain fell here for the first time since a now-raging forest fire started nine days ago, but the precipitation stopped on the ...

Steady rainfall on Wednesday has helped contain the spread of a week-long wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan's Iwate ...

The unusually dry weather, strong winds, the prefecture's mountainous terrain — as well as what's known as a fire cycle — ...

A massive wildfire in northeastern Japan expanded Monday with over 2,100 hectares burned since last week, putting more homes ...

A destructive and deadly wildfire entered its sixth day here, and authorities said there is still no end in sight.

Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire spread on Friday (Feb 28), and the number of ...

Officials in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, say areas burned by forest fires in Ofunato City have increased to approximately 1,800 hectares.

A massive forest fire in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, has spread to around 1,800 hectares as it enters its fifth day on ...