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

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

The wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, continued burning for an eighth day on Wednesday with the burnt area increasing by ...

Firefighting operations using helicopters resumed on Thursday morning for the first time in two days in Ofunato, Iwate ...

Local authorities in a wildfire-hit city in northeastern Japan are considering lifting evacuation orders for some areas after ...

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

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

Aerial footage captures the scale and destruction of a forest fire burning in northern Japan. As of Thursday, the blaze has ...

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

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

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 ...