Noto Peninsula Earthquake
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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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Municipalities Seek More Local Volunteer Firefighters; Subsidies, Festivals, Speaking Vending Machines Help
MATSUMOTO / TOKYO — The importance of local volunteer firefighters in helping residents evacuate ...
December 23, 2024
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Asthma, Bronchitis Patient Increase in Northern Noto Peninsula Likely Caused by Dust from Cleaning Rubble
KANAZAWA — The number of asthma and bronchitis patients has increased sharply in the northern Not...
December 21, 2024
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Noto Residents Pound Rice Cakes as they Wish for Recovery; Nearing Anniversary of Noto Peninsula Earthquake
ANAMIZU, Ishikawa — Residents and volunteers on Friday pounded steamed rice in a wooden mortar wi...
December 20, 2024
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Harsh Life as Evacuees Led to Deaths After Noto Quake; ‘Disaster-Related’ Fatalities Outnumber Those from Direct Harm
KANAZAWA — A total of 241 people had been recognized as of Sunday as disaster-related deaths in I...
December 16, 2024
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Ishikawa Students Make Commemorative Wajima Lacquerware; Continuing Traditions After Noto Peninsula Earthquake
WAJIMA, Ishikawa - Sixth-grade students in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit by the Noto...
December 16, 2024
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11 Months After Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Couple Decides to Place Daughter’s Ashes in Grave; Maki-e Artist Remembered by Family Every Day
KANAZAWA — A couple from Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, whose daughter died in the Wajima Morning Marke...
December 14, 2024
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Fireworks Launched to Life Spirits in Noto; Elementary Students Collaborate to Partially Fund, Plan Event
KANAZAWA — A fireworks display was held on Friday in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, to cheer up the ...
December 7, 2024
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‘Aenokoto’ Harvest Gratitude Ritual Held in Noto Peninsula; Ceremony to Welcome Agriculture Deity Was Named Intangible Cultural Heritage asset in 2009
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — “Aenokoto,” a traditional agsricultural ritual to welcome the deity of agricul...
December 6, 2024
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Wajima Lacquerware Institute Holds Late Entrance Ceremony; Students Working through Adversity for Traditional Arts
KANAZAWA — The Ishikawa Prefectural Wajima Institute of Lacquer Arts in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefectu...
December 3, 2024
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