Noto Residents Pound Rice Cakes as they Wish for Recovery; Nearing Anniversary of Noto Peninsula Earthquake

ANAMIZU, Ishikawa — Residents and volunteers on Friday pounded steamed rice in a wooden mortar with a large hammer to make rice cakes at a shopping street in Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, an area hit by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. Participants vigorously pounded the rice, wishing for recovery fro...