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[Breaking News]Wildfire in western Japan

IMABARI, Japan, March 26 Kyodo - A building burns as a wildfire continues to rage in a mountainous area in the western Japan city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on March 25, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Wildfire in western Japan

Smoke rises from a mountainous area as a wildfire continues to burn in the western Japan city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on March 27, 2025.

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Wildfire in western Japan

Fire-fighting operations continue on March 27, 2025, as the western Japan city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, battles with a wildfire.

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Wildfire in western Japan

A building burns as a wildfire continues to rage in a mountainous area in the western Japan city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on March 25, 2025.

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Wildfire in western Japan

Residential houses burn down as a wildfire continues to rage in a mountainous area in the western Japan city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on March 25, 2025.

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Japan: Wildfires Rage in Okayama and Ehime Prefectures, Evacuations Ordered 7

Wildfires are raging in Ehime and Okayama prefectures in western Japan. In Okayama Prefecture, a forest fire broke out in Minami Ward, Okayama City, on Sunday, March 23. Despite the lifting of all evacuation orders, the burned area expanded to approximately 300 hectares as of Tuesday. 6 buildings were damaged, but no injuries have been reported. Also on Sunday, March 23, a fire broke out in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, on northwestern Shikoku Island, and spread to more than 150 hectares by Tuesday morning. Evacuation orders have been issued for 1300 homes. Local reports indicate a firefighter sustained a minor injury.

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Japan: Wildfires Rage in Okayama and Ehime Prefectures, Evacuations Ordered 6

Wildfires are raging in Ehime and Okayama prefectures in western Japan. In Okayama Prefecture, a forest fire broke out in Minami Ward, Okayama City, on Sunday, March 23. Despite the lifting of all evacuation orders, the burned area expanded to approximately 300 hectares as of Tuesday. 6 buildings were damaged, but no injuries have been reported. Also on Sunday, March 23, a fire broke out in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, on northwestern Shikoku Island, and spread to more than 150 hectares by Tuesday morning. Evacuation orders have been issued for 1300 homes. Local reports indicate a firefighter sustained a minor injury.

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Japan: Wildfires Rage in Okayama and Ehime Prefectures, Evacuations Ordered 5

Wildfires are raging in Ehime and Okayama prefectures in western Japan. In Okayama Prefecture, a forest fire broke out in Minami Ward, Okayama City, on Sunday, March 23. Evacuation orders were issued, and the burned area expanded to approximately 250 hectares as of Monday, 7:00 a.m. local time. No injuries have been reported. Also on Sunday, March 23, a fire broke out in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, on northwestern Shikoku Island, and spread to 128 hectares by Monday morning. Local reports indicate a firefighter sustained a minor injury.

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Japan: Wildfires Rage in Okayama and Ehime Prefectures, Evacuations Ordered 4

Wildfires are raging in Ehime and Okayama prefectures in western Japan. In Okayama Prefecture, a forest fire broke out in Minami Ward, Okayama City, on Sunday, March 23. Evacuation orders were issued, and the burned area expanded to approximately 250 hectares as of Monday, 7:00 a.m. local time. No injuries have been reported. Also on Sunday, March 23, a fire broke out in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, on northwestern Shikoku Island, and spread to 128 hectares by Monday morning. Local reports indicate a firefighter sustained a minor injury.

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Japan: Wildfires Rage in Okayama and Ehime Prefectures, Evacuations Ordered 3

Wildfires are raging in Ehime and Okayama prefectures in western Japan. In Okayama Prefecture, a forest fire broke out in Minami Ward, Okayama City, on Sunday, March 23. Evacuation orders were issued, and the burned area expanded to approximately 250 hectares as of Monday, 7:00 a.m. local time. No injuries have been reported. Also on Sunday, March 23, a fire broke out in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, on northwestern Shikoku Island, and spread to 128 hectares by Monday morning. Local reports indicate a firefighter sustained a minor injury.

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Wildfire in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows water being dropped on a mountain as a wildfire continues to rage in the western Japan city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on March 24, 2025.

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Wildfire in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows water being dropped on a mountain as a wildfire continues to rage in the western Japan city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on March 24, 2025.

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Wildfire in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke rising from a mountain as a wildfire continues in the western Japan city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on March 24, 2025.

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Wildfire in western Japan

A helicopter drops water on a mountain as a wildfire continues to rage in the western Japan city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on March 24, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba campaigning for general election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in Imabari in the western Japan prefecture of Ehime on Oct. 16, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 27 general election.

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8,000 cyclists take part in Cycling Shimanami event

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Cyclists ride on the Tatara Bridge, part of the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as Shimanami Kaido, during the Cycling Shimanami event on Oct. 26, 2014. The event was held using part of Shimanami Kaido, which is a 60 kilometer toll road that connects the city of Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, on the main Japan island of Honshu, to the city of Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku.

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Ehime group places 3rd in 'B-1 Grand Prix' food contest

KORIYAMA, Japan - Members of a group from Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, clap after receiving the third prize for a dish of roast pork on rice topped with eggs, called "Imabari yakibuta tamagomeshi," at the ninth "B-1 Grand Prix" national food contest for popular local dishes in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 19, 2014.

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CORRECTED Japan's SMEs attempt to penetrate China market

BEIJING, China - CORRECTING NAME OF DAIICHI PRINTING PRESIDENT Daiichi Printing Co. President Kotaro Nishihara (extreme L) promotes products related to "Bary-san," a mascot character of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, at a trade show organized by the Japan External Trade Organization in Beijing on July 30, 2014, to make a pitch for small and medium-sized Japanese companies seeking to enter China.

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Traditional boat race held in Imabari, western Japan

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The 22nd "Suigun Boat Race" is held near Oshima Island in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on July 27, 2014, using small boats imitating those adopted by pirates called Murakami Suigun around the Inland Sea in the medieval era of Japan.

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Japan booth at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels

SENDAI, Japan - Yuko Morimatsu of Rumi Japan (Morimatsu Suisan Reito Co.), based in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, serves samples of farmed yellowtail at the Seafood Expo Global trade fair in Brussels, Belgium, in May 2014.

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Visitors flock to Murakami Suigun Museum

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Visitors look at exhibited items at the Murakami Suigun Museum in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on May 5, 2014. Some 7,500 people visited the museum during this year's Golden Week holidays from April 26 to May 6, 2014, an all-time high, according to the museum. The high figure was possibly due to the popularity of the 2014 bookstore grand prix-winning novel "Murakami kaizoku no musume" (Daughter of Murakami Pirates) by Ryo Wada.

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Ehime, Hiroshima eye to draw 8,000 people in cycling event

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura speaks during a press conference on March 19, 2014, at the Ehime prefectural government building about an Oct. 26 international cycling event to be held along the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido, linking Ehime Prefecture's Imabari and Onomichi of Hiroshima Prefecture. The two western Japan prefectures aim to attract 8,000 participants.

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JFE, IHI to merge shipbuilding units

TOKYO, Japan - Universal Shipbuilding Corp. President Shinjiro Mishima (L) and IHI Marine United Inc. President Shigemi Kurahara hold a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. The shipbuilding units of JFE Holdings Inc. and IHI Corp. will merge in October, becoming a shipbuilder comparable with industry leader Imabari Shipbuilding Co. in terms of production volume.

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Bushfire burns 86 hectares of wooded land in Ehime Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - A bushfire burns in the Asakura district of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on Aug. 25. The fire, which started on Aug. 24, had burned 86 hectares of wooded land by the afternoon of Aug. 25, according to local officials. The fire is yet to be contained but no damage to residential areas has been reported. About 950 firefighters and members of the Ground Self-Defense Force and more than 10 helicopters are taking part in the firefighting.

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Hometown funeral held for journalist shot dead in Myanmar

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A funeral was held Oct. 13 in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, for Japanese video journalist Kenji Nagai, who was shot dead last month while covering an antigovernment demonstration in Myanmar. (Pool photo)

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5 die in oil tank explosion in Ehime

IMABARI, Japan - Photo shows the crude oil tank of Taiyo Oil Co. in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, which exploded on Jan. 17. Five people were killed and two others were injured in the explosion.

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New Ehime Maru launched

IMABARI, Japan - A new Ehime Maru fisheries training vessel is launched in a ceremony in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture on Aug. 10 to replace its predecessor, sunk in February last year in a collision with a U.S. Navy submarine off Hawaii. The boat belongs to the Uwajima Fisheries High School .

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Construction work begins for new Ehime Maru

IMABARI, Japan - Construction began in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on April 17 of a new fishery training ship to succeed the Ehime Maru, which sank off Hawaii in 2001 after being rammed by a U.S. submarine, with the loss of nine lives. Hisao Onishi (C), captain of the sunken Ehime Maru, were among about 20 people who attended the keel-laying ceremony at a shipbuilding yard of Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co.

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Cargo ship runs aground on rocks off Ehime Pref.

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A tugboat (front) on March 14 approaches the 1,999-ton cargo ship Rokko 3, which ran aground on a rocky shoal off Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The 14 crew members, all Philippine nationals, were rescued by the Coast Guard.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, makes a stump speech in Imabari in Ehime Prefecture on Oct. 29, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, makes a stump speech in Imabari in Ehime Prefecture on Oct. 29, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Tatara Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Tatara Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Shin-Onomichi Bridge (front) on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Shin-Onomichi Bridge (R) on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Innoshima Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Innoshima Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Construction work begins for new Ehime Maru

IMABARI, Japan - Construction began in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on April 17 of a new fishery training ship to succeed the Ehime Maru, which sank off Hawaii in 2001 after being rammed by a U.S. submarine, with the loss of nine lives. Hisao Onishi (C), captain of the sunken Ehime Maru, were among about 20 people who attended the keel-laying ceremony at a shipbuilding yard of Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co.

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(2)Four dead, 6 missing as massive typhoon lands on Kochi

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A freighter lies aground on Majima Island off Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on Oct. 19, as massive Typhoon Tokage landed on Kochi Prefecture after leaving at least four people dead, six missing and more than 30 injured. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Japan coach Okada becomes owner of FC Imabari

Takeshi Okada (C), former head coach of Japan's national soccer team, speaks about his new management style for FC Imabari before reporters in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015. Okada has assumed the position of owner at the club belonging to the Shikoku League comprising eight teams on Japan's smallest main island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner passes by Imabari Castle in Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on April 21, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A banner that reads "never give in to the coronavirus" is pictured in front of Imabari Castle in Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on April 21, 2021, ahead of the arrival of a Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner.

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CORRECTED: Japanese prison escapee caught after 3 weeks on run

Tatsuma Hirao, a 27-year-old convicted thief, leaves the Hiroshima Higashi police station in Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 30, 2018, for transfer to the Imabari police station in Ehime Prefecture. Hirao was caught in Hiroshima earlier in the day after more than three weeks on the run. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE AFTER JULY 30) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese prison escapee caught after 3 weeks on run

Tatsuma Hirano, a 27-year-old convicted thief, leaves the Hiroshima Higashi police station in Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 30, 2018, for transfer to the Imabari police station in Ehime Prefecture. Hirano was caught in Hiroshima earlier in the day after more than three weeks on the run. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE AFTER JULY 30) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bushfire burns 86 hectares of wooded land in Ehime Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - A bushfire burns in the Asakura district of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, on Aug. 25. The fire, which started on Aug. 24, had burned 86 hectares of wooded land by the afternoon of Aug. 25, according to local officials. The fire is yet to be contained but no damage to residential areas has been reported. About 950 firefighters and members of the Ground Self-Defense Force and more than 10 helicopters are taking part in the firefighting. (Kyodo)

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5 die in oil tank explosion in Ehime

IMABARI, Japan - Photo shows the crude oil tank of Taiyo Oil Co. in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, which exploded on Jan. 17. Five people were killed and two others were injured in the explosion. (Kyodo)

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Hometown funeral held for journalist shot dead in Myanmar

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A funeral was held Oct. 13 in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, for Japanese video journalist Kenji Nagai, who was shot dead last month while covering an antigovernment demonstration in Myanmar. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Japan's SMEs attempt to penetrate China market

BEIJING, China - CORRECTING NAME OF DAIICHI PRINTING PRESIDENT Daiichi Printing Co. President Kotaro Nishihara (extreme L) promotes products related to "Bary-san," a mascot character of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, at a trade show organized by the Japan External Trade Organization in Beijing on July 30, 2014, to make a pitch for small and medium-sized Japanese companies seeking to enter China. (Kyodo)

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JFE, IHI to merge shipbuilding units

TOKYO, Japan - Universal Shipbuilding Corp. President Shinjiro Mishima (L) and IHI Marine United Inc. President Shigemi Kurahara hold a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. The shipbuilding units of JFE Holdings Inc. and IHI Corp. will merge in October, becoming a shipbuilder comparable with industry leader Imabari Shipbuilding Co. in terms of production volume. (Kyodo)

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Dangerous slide in Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 22, 2018, shows a slide at a park in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, branded by media as Japan's most dangerous slide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo