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

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

Officials said Thursday that rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, ...

The blaze around the city of Ofunato has killed one person and forced nearly 4,000 to evacuate their homes. Read more at ...

The forest fire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, had burned some 2,900 hectares, or 9 % of the total area of the northeastern ...

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

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave hope ...

Japan continued to battle its worst wildfire in half a century on Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet ...

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

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century yesterday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave hope for some relief.

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