Japan has seen several devastating fires at temples this year, including one that razed a 573-year-old shrine and another that destroyed a hall housing a 1,200-year-old sacred flame, which was saved.

Japan's Biggest Fire in Nearly 50 Years Ravages 170 Buildings, Kills One By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -A fire ripped through more than 170 buildings and killed one person in a southern Japanese ...

The fire was extinguished half an hour after it broke out mid-morning on the fourth floor of the narrow block – Copyright AFP/File ANWAR ULLAH At least 24 people ...

TOKYO (AP) — Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood of old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan, killing one person, injuring ...

A 61-year-old man suspected of starting a fire that killed 25 people at a Japanese mental health clinic died in hospital on Thursday, police said. Morio Tanimoto had been in critical condition, ...

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Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres) of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Japanese minesweeper was engulfed in fire while underway in the Sea ...