OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture—The Ofunato government on March 7 partially lifted evacuation orders for a huge forest fire here, bringing long-awaited relief for residents in this northeastern city.

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The wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, continued to rage for a seventh day on Tuesday and has now burned about 2,600 hectares, about 8% of the city’s area. Evacuees from the city now number 3,941, ...

Firefighters are struggling to contain blazes in the forest around the city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan. Officials say around 2,100 hectares have been damaged in the country's worst wildfire in ...

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OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture—All remaining evacuation orders in this city were lifted at 10 a.m. on March 10 after the wildfire that had been raging for 12 days here was finally brought under control.

The Ofunato wildfire, in Iwate prefecture, has more than doubled in size in the past three days to become Japan’s largest for 33 years, and as of Sunday covered about 1,800 hectares (4,500 acres).

A forest fire, which started last Wednesday, continues to spread behind houses in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) 37,094 people played the ...

Iwate Prefectural Government says 467 people ... a total of eight communities by Thursday afternoon. The city's hazard map shows that all these communities were devastated by a tsunami that ...