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A customer leaves Toge Marche, a supermarket and cafe in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in December. The store helps local residents hit by the Noto Peninsula earthquake in January 2024.
51勛圖厙
Jan 4, 2026
Facility doubling as cafeteria and supermarket offers lifeline in quake-hit Noto
A former school lunch cook came up with the idea of launching the facility after volunteering to provide afflicted locals with hot meals following the quake.
A building that collapsed after the Noto Peninsula earthquakes in January 2024. The government plans to support residents of areas at high risk of fire who buy earthquake-sensitive breakers to prevent blazes caused by short circuits, sources say.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Aug 28, 2025
Japan to fund purchase of quake-sensitive breakers
The financial support is in view of a large-scale fire in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, after a massive quake hit the region＊s Noto Peninsula in January 2024.
The Asaichi-dori morning market street in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, was devastated by a fire following an earthquake on New Year's Day in 2024.
51勛圖厙
Jul 2, 2025
Noto quake-hit area sees biggest roadside land price drop
The roadside land price for a plot in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, plunged 16.7%, a stark contrast to a 4.5% decline in the previous year.
Members of a group working for the reconstruction of the Machinomachi district of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, attend training for the opening of a temporary disaster broadcasting station, in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 16.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Jun 4, 2025
Quake-hit residents eyeing reconstruction through power of radio
A group of people, mainly residents of Wajima＊s Machinomachi district, are preparing to open a full scale emergency broadcasting FM radio station in mid-June.
Onosato celebrates winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sunday.
SUMO / Inside Sumo
May 28, 2025
Historic rise to yokozuna just the beginning for Onosato
There is a good argument to be made that Onosato is already the most widely decorated wrestler in sumo history.
This 1-meter "wajima-nuri" lacquerware globe from Ishikawa Prefecture will be one of the specialty products to be displayed by Japan's local governments at the Osaka Expo.
51勛圖厙
Apr 10, 2025
Local governments to showcase products at Osaka Expo
Eye-catching items include a 1-meter lacquerware globe from Ishikawa Prefecture that escaped damage after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck.
The city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6, 2024. The Noto Peninsula earthquake caused extensive damages in Wajima and Suzu, which saw their populations fall by 10% over the past year.
51勛圖厙
Feb 4, 2025
Populations fall 10% in cities hit by 2024 Noto earthquake
In the year before the disaster, the population in Wajima and Suzu declined about 3%.
Members of the Wajima City Morning Market Association pose for a group photograph on the site where the market once stood.
51勛圖厙 / Society / Longform
Dec 30, 2024
In the wake of disaster, the revival of Wajima＊s market brings hope
Wajima＊s morning market on the Noto Peninsula was devastated a year ago. Now, led by women vendors and bold ideas, it is rising as a symbol of resilience.
Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji is trying to bring life back to his remote community in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, after a devastating earthquake and subsequent floods on New Year's Day of 2024.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Dec 29, 2024
Japan＊s Wajima craftmakers see hope in disaster-hit region
Lacquerware makers are determined to bring life back to the remote community after a devastating New Year＊s Day earthquake, followed by severe floods.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako speak with evacuated people at Wajima Junior High School in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
51勛圖厙
Dec 18, 2024
Emperor and Empress mourn flood victims in Wajima
Four people were killed in the September floods, including a 14-year-old junior high school student.
Construction of temporary housing for people who lost their homes due to heavy rain in the Noto Peninsula a month ago began in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Saturday.
51勛圖厙
Oct 21, 2024
More than 400 still unable to return home after Noto rain disaster
The number has not decreased very much since a few days after the disaster a month ago.
Firefighters continue to search for the missing along the flooded Tsukada River in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Saturday, a week after a heavy rain disaster in the region.
51勛圖厙
Oct 1, 2024
Body likely to be that of girl missing amid Noto floods, coast guard says
The overall death toll from the unprecedented downpour late last month has reached 13.
Ten elementary and junior high schools in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, reopened Thursday after closing temporarily as a result of record rainfall in the northern part of the Noto Peninsula over the weekend.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Sep 27, 2024
Schools in Ishikawa Prefecture reopen after heavy rain
Ten elementary and junior high schools in the city of Wajima have reopened but two others remain closed after being flooded during last weekend＊s record downpour.
Rescue personnel search for missing people in debris washed away from flooding along the Tsukada River following heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Monday.
51勛圖厙
Sep 23, 2024
Death toll in Ishikawa rains hits seven as search for missing continues
Search operations for those missing in torrential rains that inundated the quake-hit Noto Peninsula area were continuing.
A stranded car is seen on a mud-covered road following heavy rain in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
51勛圖厙
Sep 22, 2024
Six dead and six more missing after ＆unprecedented＊ rains in quake-hit Ishikawa
Authorities called for continued vigilance due to the risk of landslides and flooding in rivers and low-lying areas.
A car is seen in a crevice that opened up in a road amid heavy rains in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Saturday.
51勛圖厙
Sep 21, 2024
＆Unprecedented＊ rains in quake-hit Ishikawa leave at least one dead
Rain across a swath of the Noto Peninsula 〞 still recovering from the Jan. 1 earthquake 〞 triggered floods and landslides that also left a handful of people missing.
Tadakazu Sado speaks during an interview in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Aug 2, 2024
Noto getting ＆nowhere near enough support,＊ says volunteer
Tadakazu Sado says he is increasingly concerned about waning interest in volunteering to help the region recover from the Jan. 1 earthquake.
Takashi Miyashita, head of a clinic in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, examines a patient in a temporary medical container on June 26 as he resumes operations for the first time since the Jan. 1 earthquake.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Jul 5, 2024
Ishikawa doctor ＆not going anywhere＊ six months after Noto quake
Deeply touched by patient＊s pleas to stay post-quake, the doctor vowed to remain and rebuild his practice for the sake of the local community.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is briefed by local officials during his visit to the Wakura hot spring area in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Monday.
51勛圖厙
Jul 2, 2024
Kishida visits Noto for launch of ＆creative＊ reconstruction team
Japan will introduce a 70% discount tourism campaign covered by the government to support sightseeing in the area.
The Asaichi-dori morning market area in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 1
51勛圖厙 / Society
Jul 1, 2024
Six months later, Noto earthquake victims mourned
The death toll of the magnitude 7.6 earthquake, including those who died due to causes indirectly related to the disaster, has reached 281.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
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Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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