Japan NOW! Apocalyptic Scenes: DEADLY Fires Burn as Climate Crisis Deepens!

The wildfire that broke out on February 26 in the Japanese city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, continues to spread.

Its area has already reached nearly three thousand acres, making it the largest forest fire in the country in recent decades.

In the Koji district, the body of a person, presumably a man, who died in the fire was discovered. Additionally, the fire has damaged at least eighty-four buildings, including residential homes.

Due to forecasts predicting that dry weather will persist until March 1 and that winds will strengthen in the southern coastal areas of Iwate Prefecture, including Ofunato, on February 28, city authorities expanded the evacuation order. It now covers one thousand seven hundred fifty-five households and affects four thousand two hundred sixty-three people.

Another wildfire broke out on February 26 in Otsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture. According to the Kofu Regional Meteorological Observatory, a dry weather advisory has been in effect in this area for ten consecutive days.

The fire ignited in dry grass in a mountainous area and then spread to the forest.

Over the next three days, about five hundred firefighters and emergency responders from across the prefecture battled the blaze. On February 28, helicopters from Yamanashi and Gunma, along with the Japan Self-Defense Forces, joined the efforts, dropping water from the air. Firefighting teams also hiked into the mountains to combat the flames manually.

Local residents have shared their experiences of the disaster. A seventy-year-old woman living near the fire's origin recounted that the flames reached the back of her house. Although firefighters managed to extinguish them, she was so terrified that she couldn't sleep all night.

According to Hiroaki Suzuki, director of the Japan Association of Fire Protection Engineers, spontaneous combustion is surprisingly rare in Japan. However, these incidents suggest a new and dangerous wildfire trend. The underlying cause was outlined by Dr. Egon Cholakian in his video "A Brief Analysis of the Climate Situation," which examines the global climate crisis and provides forecasts for 2025.