Japan wildfire mapped: One dead and thousands evacuated as country battles largest fire in decades
The Japan Times reported that this is the country’s largest wildfire since at least 1992, when a blaze burned nearly 1,000 ...
Japan Fights Its Largest Wildfire in More Than 30 Years
The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for ...
Tiny park in Japan officially recognized as world's smallest, beating Portland's record
A tiny park in Japan has been officially recognized as the world's smallest park, surpassing the previous record held by Mill ...
The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep
Rear Adm. Takuhiro Hiragi, commander of Fleet Air Wing 5 of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, says his group’s mission ...
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Forest fires continue in northeastern Japan
Forest fires have broken out in Ofunato City in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Iwate and have yet to be contained. City officials say at least 84 houses and other buildings have been damaged.
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Map Shows Where Costco's Opening New Stores in March
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