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, ...

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

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

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

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

Officials cautioned it was too early to say for sure the fire had stopped growing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

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

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

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

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