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

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

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres) of ...

A massive forest fire in Ofunato, Japan, has damaged over 84 homes and forced 1,200 residents to evacuate. The fire covers ...

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

The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres) of forest in Ofunato since it started on Wednesday, authorities said.

Heavy snow is forecast to fall in mountainous areas in the Kanto-Koshin region in central and eastern Japan from Tuesday ...

A fierce forest fire in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, has destroyed homes and prompted evacuations of hundreds of residents.

The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for ...

With coastal residents just 3 months away from preparing for the upcoming hurricane season, some experts are well underway ...