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Iwate Prefecture

Ofunato City Ofunato Local Incidents Otsuchi Town Oshu City Kitakami Shiwa Town Morioka City Kitakami City Hanamaki City

Japan Confirms First Fatal Bear Attack of 2026 as Police Probe Two More Deaths

The probes underscore rising encounters with bears after a record toll last year.

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

Officer Injured in Iwate Bear Attack During Missing-Person Search

Responder Mauled in Iwate Bear Attack During Fireworks Deterrence

Ofunato Wildfire Loss Tops ¥10 Billion as Forest Damage Set at ¥5.94 Billion

Former Wrestling Referee Katsumi Sasazaki Found Dead After Suspected Bear Mauling in Iwate

Iwate Hot Spring Employee Missing as Police Suspect Bear Attack

Japan Probes Suspected Fatal Bear Attacks After Iwate Mushroom Picker Found Dead

DNA Links Culled Bear to Fatal July 4 Attack in Kitakami City

U.S. Military Osprey Makes Emergency Landing at Iwate Hanamaki Airport

Investigation Points to Chimney Embers but Leaves Ōfunato Wildfire Cause Unconfirmed

Rain and Snow Bring Hope in Japan's Worst Wildfire in 50 Years

Prince Hisahito Pledges Commitment to Royal Duties at First Public Press Conference

Japan Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades with Thousands Evacuated

Record Wildfires in Northern Japan Force Thousands to Evacuate

Japan Faces Largest Wildfire in Over Three Decades, Thousands Displaced

6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northern Japan, Injuring Two