Residents urged to evacuate in central Japan as wildfire continues

A wildfire broke out Thursday in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, prompting local authorities to advise nearby residents to evacuate as firefighters scramble to contain it.While police and the local fire department have received no reports of injuries or damage to nearby houses, the Yamanashi prefectural government requested that Self-Defense Forces personnel be dispatched to tackle the fire.The police received an emergency call from a resident reporting smoke rising from the 1,138-meter Mt. Ogi at around 10:45 a.m. The Uenohara city government advised around 150 residents to leave thei…READ FULL ARTICLE