Ofunato wildfires raging for 6 days, destroy 8% of city
Wildfires in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, went into their sixth day of destruction on Tuesday and have scorched ...
Japan still struggling to contain biggest wildfire in half a century
Unseasonable drier weather may be making the country more vulnerable to fires by leaving forests parched. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Thousands evacuated as Japan’s biggest fire in decades continues to burn
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades. At least one ...
Ramadan price gougers, Philippines’ US exemption, India-Taliban ties: 7 Asia highlights
From Ramadan price gougers in Malaysia to outrage in Thailand over public sex, here are a few highlights from SCMP's recent ...