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

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

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

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

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

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

TOKYO: Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said on ...

Firefighters on the morning of Feb. 27 continued battling the latest forest fire here that has spread to several locations ...

A massive wildfire in northeastern Japan has continued to spread, burning around 3,000 hectares, despite the first rainfall ...

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

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

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