Noto Peninsula Earthquake
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Volunteer Activities in Full Swing in Noto amid Golden Week
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. (Jiji Press)—With Japan in the midst of the Golden Week holiday period, ...
May 5, 2024
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Half of Temporary Housing Finished for Earthquake Survivors; Progress Also Made on Restoration of Running Water, Roads
Four months after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, more than half the temporary housing units for s...
May 1, 2024
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Carp Streamers Fly above Wajima Morning Market; Symbol of Hope and Recovery After Noto Peninsula Earthquake
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — Koinobori carp streamers are fluttering in the wind above the Wajima Morning M...
April 28, 2024
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Govt OK’s ¥138.9 Billion in Fresh Spending over Noto Quake
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government Tuesday decided on additional spending of ¥138.9 bil...
April 24, 2024
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Glow of Reconstruction Lights Up Noto at Night; Nanao’s Hot Spring Inns Aim for 1 Million Visitors
As the sun set and the town grew dark, one corner of the town began to glow. The lights were comi...
April 18, 2024
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Young Residents Create Photomosaic of Quake-Hit Noto Region; Artwork Uses Nearly 2,000 Pictures of Area Before Earthquake
Using nearly 2,000 photos of the Noto region, which was badly hit by the Noto Peninsula Earthquak...
April 16, 2024
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Wajima Lacquerware Artisan Proud of Traditional Techniques Used to Make Coffee Cups Given to Pres. Joe Biden
The Wajima-nuri lacquerware coffee cups that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida presented to U.S. Presi...
April 12, 2024
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Liquefaction Hinders Reconstruction from Noto Quake; Japan’s Central Government Plans to Boost Support
KANAZAWA — Damage from liquefaction is causing serious problems for the recovery efforts in four ...
April 11, 2024
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Services Resume Along Entire route of Noto Tetsudo Railway after Hiatus Following Jan. 1 Earthquake
Noto Tetsudo railway in Ishikawa Prefecture resumed train service Saturday along its entire 33.1-...
April 6, 2024
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Ishikawa Kasumi Gives Table Tennis Lessons in Quake-Hit Noto Peninsula; Retired Star’s ‘Japan Thanks Tour’ Continues
Kasumi Ishikawa, a former member of Japan’s national table tennis team, gave table tennis lessons...
April 4, 2024
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Plowing of Scenic Shiroyone Senmaida Rice Terraces in Japan’s Quake-Hit Wajima Completed; Rice to be Planted in 60 Damaged Paddies Out of 1,004
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — The hardened soil of the Shiroyone Senmaida rice terraces in Wajima, Ishikawa ...
April 4, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake – 3 Months Later / Japan’s Quake-Hit Region Suffer Serious Population Outflow; Concerns Grow over Future Vitality of Region
Population outflow is rapidly progressing in four cities and towns in the Okunoto region of Ishik...
April 4, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake – 3 Months Later / No Reconstruction in Sight For Quake-Hit Ports in Japan; Fishermen Contemplate Whether to Stay in Greying Industry
Fishing boats are stranded by too-shallow waters at Wajima Port in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, w...
April 3, 2024
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News in Pictures: Three Months On, Spring Arrives in Quake-Hit Noto
Monday marked three months since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, which devastated Ishikawa Prefect...
April 2, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake – 3 Months Later / Demolition Efforts Lagging 3 Months After Japan Quake, Prompting Many Residents to Leave Hometowns
Three months after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake struck on New Year’s Day, collapsed houses remai...
April 1, 2024
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