On the flat top of a steep hill in a distant corner of northern Japan lies the tomb of an itinerant shepherd who, two millennia ago, settled down there to grow garlic. He fell in love with a ...

As per Kyodo News, the forest fire is the biggest in Japan since the late 1980s, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. Earlier on Sunday, Japan's disaster management agency ...

It is the worst forest fire in Japan since 2002. The fire is now approaching urban areas and evacuation centers, officials said. On March 1, three areas in the city’s Sanrikucho Okirai district ...

OFUNATO, Iwate -- A photographer in this northeast Japan city, where a major forest fire recently destroyed over 100 homes, has provided free photos of school events he covered to a family here ...