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Iwate Prefecture

Iwate Wildfires Force 3,200 to Evacuate as Two Blazes Burn Into Fourth Day

Dry weather in steep conifer forests is hampering containment.

Iwate Wildfire Forces Thousands to Evacuate as Crews Fight Flames Near Homes

Tsunami Alerts Lifted After Northern Japan Quake as Short-Term Risk Rises

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alert After Northern Quake and Warns of Higher Mega-Quake Risk

Magnitude 5.7 Quake Off Iwate Shakes Morioka at Shindo 4 With No Tsunami Risk

Niigata Assembly Backs Governor, Clearing Local Consent for TEPCO Reactor Restart

Tsunami Advisory Lifted After 6.7–6.9 Quake Off Northern Japan

Tsunami Advisories Lifted After Offshore Quakes Off Iwate in Northeast Japan

Tsunami Advisory Lifted After Strong Quake Off Iwate Sends Small Waves Ashore

Japan Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades with Thousands Evacuated

Japan Faces Largest Wildfire in Over Three Decades, Thousands Displaced

Tropical Storm Maria Weakens After Record Rainfall in Japan