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Japan deploys 2,000 firefighters to tackle forest blaze

People look out at smoke rising from a forest fire near the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture on February 27, 2025. [AFP]

More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.

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