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Wildfire briefing: Japan

A short, quotable summary of the last 24 hours and of the season. Rebuilt every hour.

Data up to: 7 Nov 2026, 12:08 UTC

In the last 24 hours the VIIRS satellites have not detected any clusters of heat detections in Japan (NASA FIRMS; latest detection in the system: 7 Nov 2026, 05:33 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 1.

Japan is running at 1.4 times the usual for this point in the year: 16,016 hectares burned up to week 44, against an average of 11,337 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

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WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Japan”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/japan/briefing (accessed 7 Nov 2026, 12:08 UTC). Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS), Copernicus GWIS.

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Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) · Copernicus GWIS

A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire.

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