The fire destroyed 423 hectares in Imabari city and 19 hectares in neighboring Saijo, razed homes and injured firefighters. After Imabari Mayor Shigeki Tokunaga declared the fire was under control ...

The fires in the western towns of Okayama, Imabari and Aso broke out Sunday, quickly burning hundreds of hectares (acres). Six homes have been damaged in city of Okayama, where a fire started on ...

A forest fire that had ravaged parts of the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, has been contained, according to Mayor Shigeki Tokunaga. The city government has lifted its remaining evacuation ...

Self-Defense Force helicopters resumed aerial firefighting on Thursday morning. The fire that began in Imabari City spread to neighboring Saijo City, and 417 hectares had been burned as of 2 p.m ...

Rain has helped to suppress forest fires in Imabari City in the western Japanese prefecture of Ehime. The area has had its first rainfall since the blazes started on Sunday. Puddles of water were ...

The fires in the western towns of Okayama, Imabari and Aso broke out on Sunday, quickly burning hundreds of hectares. Six homes have been damaged in city of Okayama, where a fire started on Mount ...

Imabari City Hall is seen in Ehime Prefecture. (Mainichi/Nobuto Matsukura) IMABARI, Ehime -- The city government here leaked information on domestic violence victims, including their addresses, to ...

Top Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding lost its official certification for foreign technical intern programs for violating the industrial safety and health law, the Immigration Services ...

As at March 25, the fire in Ehime prefecture had burned more than 214ha in Imabari, engulfing six houses and two warehouses. Meanwhile, in Okayama prefecture, approximately 310ha have burned in ...

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)--Top Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding Co. lost its official certification for foreign technical intern programs for violating the industrial safety and health ...