Ishikawa Residents Mourn Those Who Died in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Hold on to Hope for Rebuilding Two Years On

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Keisuke Oma wipes away tears at the site of his wife’s family’s home, which was caught in a landslide triggered by the earthquake, in Suzu at 9:39 a.m. on Thursday. Nine relatives were killed, including his wife Haruka, their eldest daughter Yuka, their eldest son Taisuke and their younger son Sosuke.

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Lanterns spell out “1.1 NOTO” at Iwakura Temple in Wajima at 12:09 a.m. on Thursday. For the first time in two years, the bells rang out for the New Year.

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Pale light from the year’s first sunrise breaks through gaps in the clouds in Suzu at 7:48 a.m. on Thursday. Mitsukejima Island, left, partially collapsed in the earthquake, changing its shape.

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A resident pounds rice to make mochi at a temporary housing community in Wajima at 10:37 a.m. on Thursday. Residents’ chants and laughter rang out.

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Children shovel snow around temporary housing in Wajima at 3:16 p.m. on Thursday.