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

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

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

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

Wildfires in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, went into their sixth day of destruction on Tuesday and have scorched ...

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba was considering declaring the country’s biggest wildfire in decades a “severe disaster ...

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

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

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

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

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

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