Noto Peninsula Earthquake
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Ishikawa Pref. Fishing Ports Far from Recovery After Noto Quake; Dredging Work Underway
Fishing ports in Ishikawa Prefecture were hit hard by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake. The gro...
March 3, 2024
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Work to Restore Ishikawa Pref. Factories Plods along; Companies Take Big Hits to Sales
KANAZAWA — Two months after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, factories are being restored in the ha...
March 3, 2024
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¥1 Trillion in Damages Estimated in Quake-Hit Ishikawa Prefecture for Infrastructure, Industries
The Noto Peninsula Earthquake has caused a total of ¥1.15 trillion in damages to civil engineerin...
March 2, 2024
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6,600 Noto Quake Survivors Spread Across 230 Shelters; Authorities Eye Consolidation Into Official Facilities
About 6,600 people are still living in temporary shelters in Ishikawa Prefecture, even as Friday ...
March 1, 2024
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Only 300 Temporary Homes Completed for Japan’s Quake Evacuees After 2 Months; Nearly 8,000 Units Requested by Noto Residents
The construction of temporary housing units for evacuees left homeless by the Noto Peninsula Eart...
March 1, 2024
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Students Graduate from High Schools Hit by Noto Quake with Gratitude for Support
NANAO, Ishikawa — Many public high schools held graduation ceremonies on Friday in Ishikawa Prefe...
March 1, 2024
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