Noto Peninsula Earthquake
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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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M4.9 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Noto Peninsula; No Tsunami Expected
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture at 9:52 a.m. on Saturday...
November 30, 2024
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Music Unit Complex Donates ¥1 Bil. to Ishikawa Pref.; Quake Relief Efforts for Children, Rebuilding Primary Industry
KANAZAWA — Complex, a music unit composed of guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei and singer Koji Kikkawa, do...
November 28, 2024
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Japanese Bar Owner in Disaster-Hit Noto Reunites with His Beloved Dog; More Pet-Friendly Evacuation Centers Needed
SUZU, Ishikawa — A bar owner in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, reunited with his beloved Shiba Inu do...
November 26, 2024
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Olympic Athletes Entertain Children in Quake-Hit Wajima; Judo Gold Medalist Among Olympians Visiting Noto Peninsula
Olympic athletes including judo gold medalist Hifuni Abe visited a school in Wajima, Ishikawa Pre...
November 18, 2024
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Demolition of Quake-Damaged Buildings with Public Fund to be Completed by the End of This Fiscal Year in Asaichi-Dori Dtreet in Japan’s Noto Peninsula
Demolition of all 249 buildings damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in and around Asaichi-do...
November 17, 2024
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Swans Return to Noto Region Lagoon in Ishikawa Pref. Despite January Earthquake
HAKUI, Ishikawa — Many swans have flown from Siberia to the Ochigata lagoon in Hakui, Ishikawa Pr...
November 12, 2024
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Snow Crab Season Begins in Noto Peninsula; Large Haul Brought in as Fishing Starts
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — The snow crab fishing season in Ishikawa Prefecture began on Friday. A large h...
November 9, 2024
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Demolition of Earthquake-Struck Building in Wajima Begins; 2 Killed When Structure Collapsed Due to January Quake
Demolition work has begun on a seven-story building in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, that collapse...
November 6, 2024
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Noto Quake-Hit Areas Discontent over Home Damage Assessments
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. (Jiji Press)—Residents of areas struck by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula eart...
November 4, 2024
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