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

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

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

An evacuation order affecting a northeastern Japan city was partially lifted Friday, as the risk of the further spread of a ...

The rapid spread of the wildfire in Ofunato was caused by both government neglect and the worsening of climate change around ...

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 ...

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 has expanded, with over 2,100 hectares burned since last week, putting more homes at ...

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

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

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