The largest forest fire on record in Ehime Prefecture that had been raging for a week was brought under control on March 31. The fire destroyed 423 hectares in Imabari city and 19 hectares in ...

IMABARI, Ehime -- Thirty students from a junior college in this western Japan city, including 20 on an exchange program from ...

Wildfires in Okayama and Ehime prefectures continued to rage on March 24 after evacuation orders were issued for nearly 3,000 people. One firefighter in his 70s reportedly fell and suffered minor ...

A wildfire that began over the weekend in Ehime Prefecture continued to spread Tuesday as extinguishing efforts were under way. A separate fire in Okayama Prefecture that began around the same time, ...

Imabari Yakibuta Tamagohan, a popular local dish and soul food of Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, has been available at Matsuya stores nationwide (with some exceptions) since Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

TOKYO (AP) — Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging a number of homes as hundreds of firefighters ...

IMABARI, Ehime -- This western Japan city has signed an international exchange agreement with the city of Lapu-Lapu in the Philippines, aiming to boost the number of native English-speaking assistant ...