Noto Peninsula Earthquake
-
Noto Quake Death Toll to Reach 300 with 18 More Indirect Deaths
KANAZAWA (Jiji Press) — The death toll from the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake is projected to ...
June 26, 2024
-
Bathing Still Not Possible at Some Homes in Suzu due to Slow Repairs Six Months after Noto Peninsula Earthquake
SUZU, Ishikawa — Bathing at home is still impossible in some parts of quake-hit Suzu, Ishikawa Pr...
June 22, 2024
-
Noto Quake’s Death Toll Likely to Exceed Kumamoto’s Toll
KANAZAWA (Jiji Press) — The death toll from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture ...
June 19, 2024
-
Moisturizing Substance Suddenly Forms in Hot Spring Water; Curious Change Occurs in Toyama Pref. Resorts After Earthquake
UOZU, Toyama — Following the Noto Peninsula Earthquake on Jan. 1, the chemical composition of the...
June 12, 2024
-
News in Pictures / Earthquake-hit Noto Prepares for Rainy Season, Hot Summer; Local Govts Try to Patch Leaky Homes, Keep Food Cool
Saturday marked five months since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture on New...
June 4, 2024
-
Sumo Wrestler Onosato Returns to His Native Ishikawa Prefecture; Meets Victims of Noto Peninsula Earthquake
KANAZAWA – Ishikawa Prefecture native komusubi Onosato, who recently became Summer Grand Sumo Tou...
June 3, 2024
-
Houses Slowly Demolished with Public Funding After Noto Earthquake; Only 0.6% Removed After Five Months
KANAZAWA – The removal of buildings damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake has not progressed, ...
June 1, 2024
-
Combining Broken Tea Bowls Help Heal Kanazawa Potter’s Broken Heart; Japan’s Ohi Ware Artist Creates New Works From Old Family Creations
KANAZAWA — A Kanazawa potter has been fusing together fragments of tea bowls, which were shattere...
May 23, 2024
-
Japan Volunteers Help Preserve Wajima Lacquerware by Finding New Owners; Project Leaders Hope to Pass on Treasures to Next Generation
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — A project is underway in areas affected by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula Earthquak...
May 22, 2024
-
30 Deaths Recognized as Indirectly Caused by Noto Quake
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., May 14 (Jiji Press) — A panel including doctors and lawyers recognized ...
May 15, 2024
-
Number of Disaster-related Death Applications for Japan’s Noto Quake Victims Stands at 100 According to Survey; Highest Amount in City of Wajima at 53
The families of 100 victims who died after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake have applied to have the...
May 14, 2024
-
Japanese Lacquerware Artisans Graduate After 2-month Delay; Graduation Held in Kanazawa as Wajima Institute Remains Closed
KANAZAWA — The Ishikawa Prefectural Wajima Institute of Lacquer Arts, based in Wajima, Ishikawa P...
May 8, 2024
-
“Kodomo Shokudo” Helping Kids in Noto Quake-Hit Areas
Suzu, Ishikawa Pref. (Jiji Press)—”Kodomo shokudo” cafeterias that offer meals to needy children ...
May 6, 2024
-
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
-
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
"Society" POPULAR ARTICLE
- Malaysia Growing in Popularity as Destination for Studying Abroad; British-style Education Available at Low Cost
- ‘Women Over 30 Would Have Uteruses Removed’; Remarks of CPJ Leader, Novelist Naoki Hyakuta Get Wide Attention
- Typhoon Kong-rey to Reach South of Japan’s Okinawa on Thursday; JWA Urges High Alert for Strong Winds, Heavy Rain
- Typhoon Kong-rey Expected to Turn into Tropical Storm after Possible Pass Over Taiwan
- Typhoon Kong-rey to Approach Okinawa’s Sakishima Islands on Thursday
JN TOP STORIES
- Russia Launches Intercontinental Ballistic Missile in Attack on Ukraine, Kyiv Says
- Fake Academic Papers May Have Been Created with AI; Japanese Researcher Falsely Cited As Author on Overseas ‘Predatory Journal’ Website
- Man Robbed of ¥9 Million; Planned to Hand to Woman Met Through Social Media
- Workplace Accidents Involving Foreign Workers Soaring; Number of Deaths Plus Injuries Hits Record High in 2023
- Coral Habitat Range in Japan Further North than Expected; Colonies Discovered off Yamagata Prefecture
- Visitors Enter World of Licca-Chan at Takara Tomy Planet; Digital Immersive Experience to Open in Tokyo