A wildfire in northeastern Japan came under control after 11 days, scorching 1,633 hectares of land, the second largest area in over 30 years, according to local officials and the fire agency on Saturday. A total of eight buildings were burned in the blaze that began on April 22 in…

Two wildfires in northeastern Japan are now "largely under control," the head of a local town said Tuesday, as firefighting continued for a seventh day. The fires, which broke out in two locations in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, last Wednesday have so far prompted local authorities to advise 3,257 people from…