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[Breaking News]Wildfire in western Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan, March 26 Kyodo - Smoke rises from a mountainous area as a wildfire continues in the western Japan city of Okayama on March 26, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Wildfire in western Japan

Smoke rises from a mountainous area as a wildfire continues in the western Japan city of Okayama on March 26, 2025.

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Wildfire in western Japan

Smoke rises from a mountainous area as a wildfire continues in the western Japan city of Okayama on March 26, 2025.

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Wildfire in western Japan

Smoke rises from a mountainous area as a wildfire continues in the western Japan city of Okayama on March 26, 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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[Breaking News]Wildfire in western Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan, March 24 Kyodo - A wildfire burns in a mountainous area in the western Japan city of Okayama on March 23, 2025. (Kyodo)

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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

A convenience store is closed near the site of a wildfire in the western Japan city of Okayama on March 24, 2025.

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Wildfire in western Japan

A police vehicle patrols in a mountainous area in the western Japan city of Okayama on March 24, 2025, as a wildfire continues to rage.

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Wildfire in western Japan

Fire engines gather near the site of a wildfire in the western Japan city of Okayama 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 Okayama on March 24, 2025.

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

Wildfires have raged in Okayama and Ehime prefectures in western Japan, prompting evacuations in some areas. 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.

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Japan: Wildfires Rage in Okayama and Ehime Prefectures, Evacuations Ordered 2

Wildfires have raged in Okayama and Ehime prefectures in western Japan, prompting evacuations in some areas. 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.

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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 Okayama 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 in the western Japan city of Okayama on March 24, 2025.

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Wildfire in western Japan

A wildfire burns in a mountainous area in the western Japan city of Okayama on March 23, 2025.

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to grab two sacred wooden sticks during the over-500-year-old Saidai-ji Eyo festival at Saidai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 15, 2025. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to grab two sacred wooden sticks during the over-500-year-old Saidai-ji Eyo festival at Saidai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 15, 2025. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to grab two sacred wooden sticks during the over-500-year-old Saidai-ji Eyo festival at Saidai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 15, 2025. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Comet observed in Japan

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is observed in the Okayama Prefecture city of Setouchi, western Japan, on Oct. 1, 2024.

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Comet observed in Japan

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is observed in the Okayama Prefecture city of Setouchi, western Japan, on Oct. 1, 2024.

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Comet observed in Japan

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is observed in the Okayama Prefecture city of Setouchi, western Japan, on Oct. 1, 2024.

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Ukrainian ambassador to Japan

Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky makes a speech in the western Japan city of Okayama on June 24, 2024.

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Shine Muscat grape

OKAYAMA,Japan, June 2 Kyodo -Video taken on June 2, 2024, shows Shine Muscat grape just before the season's first shipment in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan.(Kyodo)

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Shine Muscat grape

Photo taken on June 2, 2024, shows Shine Muscat grape just before the season's first shipment in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan.

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Muscat of Alexandria grape

Photo taken on June 2, 2024, shows Muscat of Alexandria grape just before the season's first shipment in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan.

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Japanese emperor at tree-planting ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito plants a sapling at a tree-planting ceremony in the western Japan city of Okayama on May 26, 2024.

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Japanese empress at tree-planting ceremony

Japanese Empress Masako is pictured after planting a sapling at a tree-planting ceremony in the western Japan city of Okayama on May 26, 2024.

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Japanese emperor, empress at tree-planting ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito addresses a tree-planting ceremony in the western Japan city of Okayama on May 26, 2024. Empress Masako is pictured with the emperor.

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Japanese emperor, empress at tree-planting ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave during a tree-planting ceremony in the western Japan city of Okayama on May 26, 2024.

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Japanese emperor, empress at tree-planting ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far L) and Empress Masako (far R) attend a tree-planting ceremony in the western Japan city of Okayama on May 26, 2024.

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to catch a sacred wood stick at the over-500-year-old Saidaiji Eyo festival at the Saidaiji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 17, 2024. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to catch a sacred wood stick at the over-500-year-old Saidaiji Eyo festival at the Saidaiji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 17, 2024. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to catch a sacred wood stick at the over-500-year-old Saidaiji Eyo festival at the Saidaiji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 17, 2024. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to catch a sacred wood stick at the over-500-year-old Saidaiji Eyo festival at the Saidaiji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 17, 2024. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Japan court ruling on gender status change

OKAYAMA, Japan, Feb. 7 Kyodo - Tacaquito Usui attends a press conference in western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 7, 2024, after a Japanese court recognized the transgender man's petition to legally change his gender without having first undergone sterilization, in a ruling believed to be the only of its kind in Japan. (Kyodo)

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