Noto Peninsula Earthquake
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Wajima’s Lacquerware Industry Struggles toward Revival, Despite Ravages of Nature and Market
The wheels are turning on efforts to support the Wajima-nuri lacquerware industry, but the future...
January 9, 2025
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Noto Earthquake-hit High School Starts 3rd Term at Community Center; Students, Guardians Made Choice to Stay in Home City of Wajima
Monzen High School in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, held its third term opening ceremony on Tuesda...
January 7, 2025
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News in Pictures / Prayer for Victims of Noto Peninsula Earthquake 1 Year on
A year has passed since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake struck on New Year’s Day, which would norma...
January 7, 2025
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Art Student Launches Community Paper Featuring Voices of Noto Quake Victims; Local Publication Provides Inside Look at Noto Victims
NOTO, Ishikawa — A university student who was visiting her family home in Noto, Ishikawa Prefectu...
January 6, 2025
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Police Officer Visits Site Where Wife, Children Died in Landslide following Noto Quake; Car Seat Used by Son Found
SUZU, Ishikawa — A police officer visited the site where his family died in a landslide that foll...
January 3, 2025
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Kobe City Employee Vows to Bring Noto Experiences Back Home; Stresses Importance of Preparation 1 Year After Noto Quake
SUZU, Ishikawa — A Kobe municipal employee, born three weeks before the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthq...
January 3, 2025
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake Victims Remembered 1 Year On; Ishiba, Kishida Join Bereaved Family Members at Ceremony
Victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake that killed 504 people, including in so-called disaster-...
January 2, 2025
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Memorial Service for Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Rain Victims Held; 300 Bereaved Family Members in Attendance
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — A memorial service for the victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake and Septem...
January 1, 2025
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Wajima Residents Pray for Peaceful Year at Quake-Damaged Shrine; Memorial Service Marks 1 Year Since Disaster
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — Residents in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, visited a local shrine damaged by th...
January 1, 2025
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Hundreds of Businesses Abandoned, Closed in Northern Noto Municipalities Since Quake; Status of Many More Unconfirmed
In four municipalities located in the northernmost part of the Noto Peninsula that were hit espec...
January 1, 2025
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Japan Marks 1 Year of Huge Noto Peninsula Earthquake
WAJIMA, Ishikawa (Jiji Press) — Japan on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of a massive eart...
January 1, 2025
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Few Residents’ Associations Set Up in Disaster-Hit Towns; Delays Can Hinder Care for Elderly Residents
KANAZAWA — As Wednesday marks one year since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture...
December 31, 2024
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1 Year On: Double Disasters Leaving Some Children Traumatized in Noto
Wajima, Ishikawa Pref. (Jiji Press)—The massive earthquake that rocked the Noto Peninsula in cent...
December 31, 2024
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Ishikawa Prefecture to Open Traditional Wajima-nuri Lacquerware Training Institute; Hopes to Attract Young People in Japan, Foreign Countries
The Ishikawa prefectural government intends to train young people to carry on the tradition of th...
December 29, 2024
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Detours Render Closed Route in Noto Peninsula Passable Again; Bypass Nakaya And Hosaka Tunnels Blocked Due to Earthquake And Flooding
Two bypasses will open to traffic this week along National Route 249 in the northern part of Noto...
December 25, 2024
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