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Noto Peninsula Earthquake

The magnitude 7.6 Noto Peninsula Earthquake that occurred on January 1 was the largest earthquake in the Noto region since records were kept in 1885.This is a chronological listing of earthquake-related articles distributed by The Japan News since the earthquake occurred on the New Year's Day.

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  • Ishikawa Fishing Ports’ Marine Harvest Fortunes Differ After Noto Quake

    KANAZAWA — Fishing ports in Ishikawa Prefecture that were severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula ...

    March 28, 2024

  • Public Onsen Bathhouse Reopens in Ishikawa Pref. Hot Spring Resort Wakura Onsen After Months of Closure from Jan. 1 Earthquake

    NANAO, Ishikawa — A public bath reopened for business on Tuesday at the Wakura Onsen hot spring r...

    March 28, 2024

  • Bottom Trawling Restarts in Ishikawa Pref. Post Quake; Fishers Still Short on Fuel, Ice

    SUZU, Ishikawa — Fishers in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, went bottom trawling on Sunday for the fir...

    March 25, 2024

  • Giant Squid Monument Withstood Jan. 1 Quake, Tsunami; ‘King’ Now a Beacon of Hope for Reconstruction

    NOTO, Ishikawa — The giant squid monument called Ika King (Squid King) survived the tsunami trigg...

    March 22, 2024

  • Violin with Wajima Lacquer Coating Found Safe in Japan’s Quake Debris; Designer Hopes for Performance to Offer Gratitude

    WAJIMA, Ishikawa — A violin coated with Wajima lacquer has been found intact in the debris of a W...

    March 22, 2024

  • Japan’s Blue Impulse Aerobatic Display Flight Team Flies over Quake-hit Noto Areas; Show Heartens Affected Residents

    WAJIMA. Ishikawa — The Blue Impulse, an aerobatic display team of the Air Self-Defense Force, fle...

    March 19, 2024

  • Ishikawa Native Living in North Korea Expresses Regret Over News of His Japanese Mother’s Death

    A man who lives in North Korea after his disappearance from Japan in the early 1960s has expresse...

    March 14, 2024

  • Water Restored at Some Places in Quake-Hit Central Japan City

    SUZU, Ishikawa (Jiji Press)—The water outage caused by the Jan. 1 major earthquake in central Jap...

    March 10, 2024

  • Store Selling Specialties of Quake-Hit Ishikawa Opens in Tokyo; Promote Local Attractions ahead of an Extended Section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Bullet Train Line

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A store that sells food and other specialties and promote culture of Ishikaw...

    March 10, 2024

  • Rebuild of Yuriage Market in Tohoku Offers Lessons for Wajima; Market Seeing More Traffic Than Before 2011 Quake

    Only the frames and outer walls of buildings remained, and burnt debris littered the ground. Gone...

    March 10, 2024

  • Japan’s Quake-Hit Fish Market to Hold Event in Kanazawa on March 23; One-Day Market Organized by Noto’s Wajima Morning Market Members

    KANAZAWA — People who owned stores in the Wajima Morning Market in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, h...

    March 7, 2024

  • 20% of People in 6 Quake-Hit Municipalities in Ishikawa Prefecture Especially Vulnerable in Emergencies; Support Between People Faces Limit

    More than 25,000 people in six Ishikawa Prefecture municipalities ravaged by the Noto Peninsula E...

    March 4, 2024

  • Noto Quake Evacuation Data Shows Lesson Learned from 2011 Great Earthquake

    Many people fled to higher ground right after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in order to escape th...

    March 4, 2024

  • Lacquerware Recovered from Collapsed Workshop in Wajima; Items to be Displayed in Tokyo Department Store in April

    WAJIMA, Ishikawa — Lacquerware from a workshop in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, that collapsed due...

    March 3, 2024

  • Demolition, Removal of Collapsed Houses See Delays in Noto Quake-Affected Areas; Rubble Remains 2 Months After Earthquake

    The rubble of many damaged and collapsed properties following the Noto Peninsula Earthquake rema...

    March 3, 2024

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