A shop in Tokyo that sells items from Ishikawa is supporting reconstruction following the powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula two years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/japan/society/ishikawa-prefecture-specialty-shop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #ishikawa #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #earthquakes #retailers #shopping
Over 300 people gathered at a memorial ceremony in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on New Year’s Day to mourn those who died from the Noto Peninsula earthquake that took place on Jan. 1, 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/02/japan/society/noto-quake-memorial-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #notopeninsula #earthquakes #ishikawa #ishikawaearthquake
Over 18,000 people are still living in temporary housing two years after a massive earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture and left about 700 people dead or unaccounted for. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/japan/noto-earthquake-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #earthquakes #ishikawa #ishikawaearthquake
Sixty households hit hard by the January 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake have had their welfare benefits terminated mainly due to income from donations, sources said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/japan/society/noto-quake-donation-recipients/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #socialwelfare
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by last year's powerful earthquake and heavy rains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/07/japan/takaichi-noto-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #notopeninsula #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake
A band of unusually hard rock, formed from magma about 15 million years ago, near the epicenter of the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake likely worsened the disaster, researchers have said in a newly published paper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/science-health/noto-quake-underground-magma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #earthquakes #tohokuuniversity
The population outflow in Ishikawa Prefecture's Okunoto region continues after an earthquake and torrential rains in 2024, with the population of those 39 or younger shrinking at twice the speed of those 40 and older. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/japan/japan-disaster-hit-noto-region-population-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawa #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #floods
Princess Aiko attended the 10th national conference on disaster management, becoming the first imperial family member to take part in the annual event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/princess-aiko-attends-disaster-conference/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko#imperialfamily #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #niigata #earthquakes
Four Noto Peninsula assemblies sent a joint letter of protest to LDP lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho demanding his resignation for saying "it was lucky that the earthquake occurred in Noto." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/japan/ldp-lawmaker-noto-protest-letter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #gaffes #ldp #wakayama
Ruling party lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho came under fire over his verbal gaffe about a powerful earthquake that struck Noto Peninsula last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/lawmaker-apologizes-over-gaffe-on-noto-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #gaffes
A nursing home worker who lost 10 members of his family in the New Year’s Day earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula last year is now sharing his story in hopes the tragedy is not forgotten. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/society/noto-earthquake-survivor-story/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula
Elderly residents in the Noto Peninsula affected by the New Year’s Day earthquake last year are seeing their medical expenses rise to as much as 1.3 times of what they cost before the disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/japan-noto-quake-elderly-medical-costs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #elderly #health