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 unusually dry weather, strong winds, the prefecture's mountainous terrain — as well as what's known as a fire cycle — ...

For those traveling through Japan’s Iwate prefecture, a visit to Takata Matsubara Memorial Park for Tsunami Disaster and the ...

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.

The fires are burning in a forest area of Iwate Prefecture, which is Japan's second largest prefecture and has the country's second-lowest population density. More than 80 buildings are estimated to ...

The city saw 26.5 millimeters of rain on Wednesday, far exceeding the 2.5mm total for the entire month of February.

The rapid spread of the wildfire in Ofunato was caused by both government neglect and the worsening of climate change around ...

OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture—Firefighters on the morning of Feb. 27 continued battling the latest forest fire here that has spread to several locations and damaged or destroyed dozens of buildings.

Seaweed farmers in the wildfire-stricken city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture have begun harvesting ...

The massive wildfire that erupted in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on February 26 has been contained, city officials announced ...

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

Perched along the scenic coastline of Japan’s Iwate prefecture, the Taro Kanko Hotel once stood as a symbol of hospitality, ...