THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 7, 2025 at 19:00 JST
Firefighters stand guard in an area where the evacuation order was lifted on March 7 in Ofunato’s Akasakicho district, Iwate Prefecture. (Hideyuki Miura)
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. [Read More]
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