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

A catastrophic forest fire in Ofunato, Japan, has consumed 2,100 hectares of land, destroying at least 84 homes and prompting ...

Japanese Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko and second in line to the throne, ...

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

A massive wildfire in northeastern Japan expanded Monday with over 2,100 hectares burned since last week, putting more homes ...

A massive forest fire in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, has spread to around 1,800 hectares as it enters its fifth day on ...

More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 ...

More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 ...

TOKYO -- The wildfire in Ofunato city of Japan's Iwate prefecture is continuing to spread, with the burned area expanding to ...

BAKU – A massive forest fire in northeastern Japan has consumed at least 1,200 hectares in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, making ...

Forest fires in Japan's Iwate Prefecture have forced 3,300 people to evacuate while destroying 84 homes. Posted: February 28, ...

Firefighters from around eastern Japan have joined in the effort to slow the largest forest fire in Japan in 30 years after ...