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  • News in Pictures / Heavy Rain Devastates Japan’s Earthquake-Hit Noto

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    September 24, 2024

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  • Extensive Damage Found in Temporarily Isolated District in Noto Region of Ishikawa Pref., Japan, After Record-Breaking Rainfall

    WAJIMA, Ishikawa — The Machino district in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was isolated for th...

    September 24, 2024

  • Tsunami Observed at Japan’s Hachijojima Island; Waves Were the Result of a Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake; Tsunami Advisory Lifted (Update 2)

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    September 23, 2024

  • Heavy Rain Leaves 7 Dead, 56 Communities Isolated in Noto Area; Temporary Housing Also Affected

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    September 23, 2024

  • Rescuers Search for Missing in Japan’s Northern Quake-hit Noto Region After Record-breaking Rain; Temporary Housing Units Also Hit by Flooding

    KANAZAWA — Police, firefighters and Self-Defense Force personnel began taking part in an intensiv...

    September 23, 2024

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    September 22, 2024

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    September 22, 2024

  • Heavy Rain Leaves 1 Dead, at least 10 Missing in Quake-Stricken Ishikawa Pref.; Landslides Isolate Several Small Communities (Update 1)

    KANAZAWA — One person has died and at least 10 have been declared missing or unaccounted for in a...

    September 22, 2024

  • More Than 500 Transplants Skipped Because of Shortages in 2023; Nearly 200 Organs from Brain-dead Donors Declined

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    September 22, 2024

  • Gold Coins Marking Osaka Expo to Be Sold for ¥268,000 Apiece

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    September 21, 2024

  • Special Heavy Rain Warning Issued for Japan’s Ishikawa Pref.; About 4,800 Housing Units Without Power (UPDATE1)

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    September 21, 2024

  • Yamagata Shinkansen to Suspend Services Between Yamagata and Shinjo Due to Heavy Rain; Suspension Will Continue on Sunday (UPDATE1)

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    September 21, 2024

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