
Raging Wildfire in Japan Destroys 4,000 Homes in Worst Blaze in 50 Years
A massive wildfire in northern Japan is refusing to back down, with thick white smoke rising over Ofunato as firefighters race against time. The blaze, ignited by record dry conditions, has been tearing through the landscape for five days—and it’s now officially the country’s biggest wildfire since 1975. Covering an area over seven times the