Wildfires in Okayama and Ehime prefectures continued to rage on March 24 after evacuation orders were issued for nearly 3,000 ...

Police arrested the driver of a white mini truck, a farmer, for alleged negligence. Television footage showed the bicycles, ...

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

Iwate [Japan], March 5 (ANI): A massive wildfire in northeastern Japan has expanded, with over 2,100 hectares burned since last week, putting more homes at risk, Kyodo News reported. As per Kyodo ...

The U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa Fire Department and Nirai Fire Department joined forces on March 11, 2025, for a ...

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency says there were 1,299 wildfires nationwide in 2023, and more than half occurred between February and April. It says the pattern is the same every year.

The wildfire ignited shortly after 1 p.m. local time Wednesday within the Aza-ashidachi area of Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, and has grown to some 6,424 acres as of Tuesday, Japan's Fire and ...

Tokyo, March 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Tuesday decided ... including those for cutting down and transporting fire-ravaged trees and planting trees again in fire-swept areas.

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has destroyed or damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares ...