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

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 ...

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.

As of Wednesday morning, 4,111 people had been evacuated from Ofunato, or about 13% of the city’s entire population.

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

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

Prime Minister Ishiba convened a ministerial meeting at the Prime Minister's Office regarding the forest fire in Ofunato, ...

Firefighters were Tuesday battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the ...

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

Extinguishing efforts continued as the bushfire that occurred in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, entered day 6 on March ...