Noto Peninsula Earthquake
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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Carp Streamers Fly above Wajima Morning Market; Symbol of Hope and Recovery After Noto Peninsula Earthquake
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — Koinobori carp streamers are fluttering in the wind above the Wajima Morning M...
April 28, 2024
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Govt OK’s ¥138.9 Billion in Fresh Spending over Noto Quake
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government Tuesday decided on additional spending of ¥138.9 bil...
April 24, 2024
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Glow of Reconstruction Lights Up Noto at Night; Nanao’s Hot Spring Inns Aim for 1 Million Visitors
As the sun set and the town grew dark, one corner of the town began to glow. The lights were comi...
April 18, 2024
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Young Residents Create Photomosaic of Quake-Hit Noto Region; Artwork Uses Nearly 2,000 Pictures of Area Before Earthquake
Using nearly 2,000 photos of the Noto region, which was badly hit by the Noto Peninsula Earthquak...
April 16, 2024
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Wajima Lacquerware Artisan Proud of Traditional Techniques Used to Make Coffee Cups Given to Pres. Joe Biden
The Wajima-nuri lacquerware coffee cups that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida presented to U.S. Presi...
April 12, 2024
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Liquefaction Hinders Reconstruction from Noto Quake; Japan’s Central Government Plans to Boost Support
KANAZAWA — Damage from liquefaction is causing serious problems for the recovery efforts in four ...
April 11, 2024
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