Conflict & Security April 26, 2026 302 stories in this edition

Wildfires in Japan’s north worsen, 1,400 firefighters deployed

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Reuters
Wildfires in Japan’s north worsen, 1,400 firefighters deployed

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Japan has deployed 1,400 firefighters and dozens of Self-Defence Force personnel to battle mountain blazes that have been raging in the north for five days and threaten to reach homes in the ‌picturesque coastal town of Otsuchi, officials said on Sunday. Fanned by dry, windy weather, two more wildfires broke out elsewhere in the north on Sunday – one in Kitakata city and the other in Nagaoka, potentially stretching f...

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Japan has deployed 1,400 firefighters and dozens of Self-Defence Force personnel to battle mountain blazes that have been raging in the north for five days and threaten to reach homes in the ‌picturesque coastal town of...

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