A fire destroyed the historic Reikado Hall at Japan’s Daisho-in temple complex, home to a sacred “eternal flame” believed to ...

The flame, which spiritual leaders say has been continuously lit for more than 1,200 years, was salvaged after the blaze and ...

A Buddhist hall in Western Japan known for housing an "eternal flame" that has been burning for over 1,000 years caught fire and burned to the ground on Miyajima Island. Located near Mount Misen, in ...

The destruction of Reikado Hall on Miyajima island has reignited concerns over protecting Japan’s centuries-old wooden heritage sites from recurring fire risks and natural disasters.

Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan, killing one person, injuring another and forcing more than 170 people to evacuate.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares ...