THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 2, 2021 at 16:10 JST
Ashikaga Daiichi Junior High School, located near the site of a wildfire in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, resumes classes for the first time in a week on March 1 after the fire was brought under control. (Takuya Ikeda)
ASHIKAGA, Tochigi Prefecture--A raging wildfire on a mountainside here that firefighters battled from the air and ground for nine days was finally brought under control on March 1, according to the city government. [Read More]
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