“Before the earthquake, the population in Suzu was around 12,000 ... The demographics on the Noto Peninsula are different from those in other areas of Japan that have experienced devastating ...

WAJIMA, Ishikawa -- A resident here recorded a video of a flooded river just before houses and a car were swept away as torrential rain hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, along the Sea ...

Located on the Sea of Japan, Ishikawa Prefecture once held a powerful place in feudal Japan. We can see this legacy today at ...

TOKYO -- The probability of a magnitude 7-plus earthquake striking the Noto Peninsula had jumped to ... surged from the usual 20 times per year to around 8,000 per year in the last three years.

Ordinary vehicles can use Chirihama beach at the base of the Noto Peninsula along the Sea of Japan because its extremely ... back to the shore by ocean currents and the wind before being deposited ...

Despite desperate rescue efforts, as of 2 p.m. Friday, 12 days after a major earthquake struck Japan's Noto Peninsula ... are many elderly people who are around 90 at the community hall.

The government, its makeup in flux after the governing party lost seats this week, will soon need to make decisions that will ...

The government of Ishikawa Prefecture has built an accommodation hub at Noto ... Japan. The container-style facility will house people arriving to help after the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Around ...

Thousands of families lost their homes when the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day ... Children's Emergency Fund enables us to respond to crises around the ...

And then, camera in hand, Skerry dives between the ice floes into the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk, bordering the Shiretoko Peninsula. Most people think of Japan ... around 30°F to 85°F. The ...

Two of the missing were carried away by strong river currents, according to ... under water Wajima and Suzu, in central Japan's Noto peninsula, were among the areas hardest hit by a huge 7.5 ...

The 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Japan Sea coast on Monday, flattening towns on the remote Noto peninsula ... As of Saturday, around 23,200 households were without electricity in Ishikawa ...