"We're still examining the size of the affected area, but it is the biggest since the 1992 wildfire" in Kushiro, Hokkaido, a disaster management agency spokesman told AFP Saturday. Some reports ...

Firefighters from around eastern Japan have joined in the effort to slow the largest forest fire in Japan in 30 years after it has burned nearly 3,000 acres of forest in the Iwate prefecture from ...

Burned area has expanded to 2,600 hectares due to raging wildfire in Ofunato city of northeastern Iwate prefecture - Anadolu Ajansı ...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido--Motorists driving westward through a wetland region in Kushiro city can quickly spot numerous solar panels on both sides of the Doto Expressway. Some areas are dotted with ...

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Composed of five cars including the engine, the Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko train was introduced in 1989 to connect Kushiro and Toro, stations separated by a distance of 27.2 kilometers. The Furano ...

What 'The White Lotus' gets right about luxe wellnessOpulent resorts, entitled vacationers and a murder-mystery plot line are all hallmarks of the hit HBO series, but ...

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