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Wildfires that broke out in Okayama City, western Japan, nearly three weeks ago, have been extinguished, local media ...

Wildfires continue to spread in western Japan, with no signs of being brought under control. The blazes are still expanding in Ehime and Okayama prefectures, while a new wildfire broke out in ...

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 continue in two prefectures of western Japan on Tuesday, forcing some residents to evacuate. One of them broke out on Sunday in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. The city said that as of 7 ...

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TOKYO — Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging a number of homes as hundreds of firefighters ...