Wildfires tear across northern Japan

Residents of hundreds of homes in Iwate, northern Japan, have been ordered to evacuate their homes after wildfires broke out on Wednesday. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► youtube.com
Fires burned more than 150 hectares of forest and damaged seven buildings in the rural area, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Minoru Kihara said on Thursday. There have been no casualties reported so far, Kihara said The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► support.theguardian.com
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