The rapid spread of the wildfire in Ofunato was caused by both government neglect and the worsening of climate change around ...

"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 Agence France-Presse ...

The largest wildfire in more than 30 years engulfed Japan on Saturday, one of multiple flames that have led to the death of one person and forced over ...

Firefighters were Tuesday battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the ...

About 4,600 residents remain under evacuation advisories as the fire rages in the northern Iwate region, killing one.

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Japanese weather officials say a rapidly growing low-pressure system is intensifying winds across the country, bringing ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan 's northern main island of Hokkaido - disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries on Tuesday. The Hokkaido local government said ...

It has engulfed around 2,900 hectares (7,170 acres) -- over eight times the area of New York City's Central Park -- making it Japan's largest wildfire since at least 1975, when 2,700 hectares burnt in ...

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