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.

The Japan Times reported that this is the country’s largest wildfire since at least 1992, when a blaze burned nearly 1,000 ...

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 ...