More than 1,000 firefighters are battling two blazes in northern Japan, with some 3,000 people urged to leave their homes. The fires come as the country's winters become increasingly dry. Two large forest fires in Japan's Iwate region have prompted authorities to evacuate several thousand people from their homes as the flames approached residential areas on Saturday. The blazes have burned out some 700 hectares (1,730 acres) since bre... [1225 chars]
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