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 Prefecture--About 1,600 firefighters from 12 prefectures in eastern Japan were battling a forest fire here on the afternoon of Feb. 28. A total of about 1,200 hectares have been ...

After earning absolute power over Japan’s feuding factions, Tokugawa Ieyasu became the island nation’s first shogun, and in the early 17th century he consolidated his political control in Edo ...

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 ...

As per Kyodo News, the forest fire is the biggest in Japan since the late 1980s. The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan).

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