Hokkaido and its capital are so much more than just winter attractions. Sure, there’s something magical about the island’s ...

Firefighters were Tuesday battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the ...

Tokyo, Japan—Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, which killed at least one person, has been brought under ...

The migration of animals throughout history is amply illustrated by the arrival of a subspecies of deer native to Hokkaido in Kunashiri Island, part of the Northern Territories that were seized ...

It surpassed the 2,700ha burnt by a 1975 fire on Hokkaido island. Wet weather that began on Wednesday following a record dry period helped firefighting efforts. Japan endured its hottest summer on ...

The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for ...

It has engulfed around 2,900 hectares (7,170 acres) -- over eight times the area of New York City's Central Park -- making it ...

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural ...

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave hope ...

It surpassed the 2,700 hectares burnt by a 1975 fire on Hokkaido island Firefighters battling a wildfire in Ofunato city of Iwate Prefecture. AFP Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century ...

That makes it Japan's largest wildfire since 1975 when 2,700 hectares burnt in Kushiro on northern Hokkaido island. It is estimated to have damaged at least 80 buildings by Sunday, although ...

It surpassed the 2,700 hectares burnt by a 1975 fire on Hokkaido island. Wet weather that began on Wednesday following a record dry period helped firefighting efforts. Japan endured its hottest ...