Wildfires broke out Sunday in mountainous areas of two western Japan prefectures, prompting some residents to evacuate, th ...

Wildfires broke out Sunday in mountainous areas of two western Japan prefectures, prompting some residents to evacuate, though no injuries have been reported, local authorities said. In Okayama, ...

HANAMAKI, Iwate Prefecture—Hotel employee Chen Mei Hui has helped to put this hot spring resort in northeastern Japan on the must-visit list for many tourists from her native Taiwan.

Japan on Tuesday marked 14 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked the country's northeast and triggered a ...

Japan on Tuesday marked 14 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked the country's northeast and triggered a ...

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

IWATE, (Japan): Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire spread on Friday (Feb 28), and the number of helicopters being used to help put out the fire has ...

Square Enix will sell the Dragon Quest Zipang line of merchandise based on traditional Japanese crafts in late August 2025 in Japan.

Seaweed farmers in the wildfire-stricken city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture have begun harvesting cultivated wakame for the first time this season. Offloading of the local ...

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At least one person has been found dead and 84 houses have been destroyed as another wildfire broke out Wednesday in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, with the fire department and the Self-Defense Forces ...

The blaze on the outskirts of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture – the fourth in northeast Japan since February 19 – has destroyed at least 84 buildings, causing the evacuation of nearly 4,600 people.