Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said Thursday, as ...

The blaze had raged around the northern city of Ofunato for more than a week Officials said Thursday that rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a ...

At a track where fans could already see wet Grands Prix in the past, will that be once again the case in Suzuka? For now, it ...

Two major wildfires in western Japan finally seem to be under control ... The recent downpour was the first rain to hit the areas since the fires broke out Sunday. Water was seen pooling in ...

(Photo courtesy of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency)(Kyodo) MORIOKA (Kyodo) -- A massive wildfire in northeastern Japan has continued ... city's total area. While rain is expected through ...

(UPDATE) TOKYO — Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said on Thursday, as residents expressed relief that the smoke was gone. The ...

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave hope for some relief. The blaze around the northern city of Ofunato in the ...

while a man said he was "very happy that we had rain yesterday". The wildfire burnt about 2,900 hectares around half the size of Manhattan making it Japan's largest in more than 50 years ...