TOKYO — Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people ... The fires in the western towns ...

A forest fire in Okayama Prefecture has been contained, Masao Omori, mayor of the city of Okayama, the capital of the western prefecture, announced Friday. The fire, which broke out last Sunday ...

Wildfires that began on Sunday in Ehime and Okayama prefectures in western Japan have burned through over 900 hectares of land. In the Ehime city of Imabari, 417 hectares had been burned as of ...

This photo taken on March 28, 2025, shows an area burned by a wildfire in the western Japan city of Imabari in Ehime Prefecture. (Kyodo) OKAYAMA (Kyodo) -- Wildfires in Okayama Prefecture in ...

Wildfires in the western Japanese city of Okayama continue to rage for a fifth day on Thursday. Authorities say the forest fires have burned 559 hectares so far, and are the largest ever for ...

Wildfires in Japan's Okayama and Ehime prefectures have damaged homes and forced evacuations, with firefighters still ...

Wildfires continue to spread in two prefectures in western Japan, prompting authorities to urge residents to evacuate. In Okayama Prefecture, a mountain forest fire broke out in Okayama City's ...