At least 48 people were killed in Ishikawa Prefecture following the powerful ... During the battle, fire hydrants were not working due to earthquake damage, and water in the fire prevention ...

UCHINADA, Ishikawa Prefecture--Homes across the Noto ... for residents to continue living there and to avoid damage from another earthquake,” he said. “It takes a long time because ...

About 33,000 households in the prefecture lost power after the earthquake and remained under a blackout Tuesday, Hayashi said during his news conference. Ishikawa ... of the damage will become ...

Monday’s earthquake, on the first day of the new year, killed at least 84 people, with 79 still missing as of 3 p.m. Thursday ...

Reports of injuries and damage continue to come in ... for Ishikawa Prefecture After a massive magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture, a major tsunami warning was issued.

Recovery measures are urgently needed not only in Ishikawa Prefecture ... Wajima City suffered severe quake damage. Higashi wants to improve the house's earthquake resistance and says monetary ...

Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas a day after a magnitude 7.6 temblor slammed the area. Damage was so ... The Associated Press. Earthquakes frequently hit Japan ...

The BBC's Jean Mackenzie visits the earthquake-hit region, Ishikawa prefecture, to assess the damage. She tries to get as close as possible despite significant damage cutting off routes in the region.

The death toll is rising in western Japan following a powerful earthquake that struck the ... killed in the 7.6 magnitude quake, with Ishikawa prefecture sustaining the worst of the disaster.

In Japan, the death toll in 7.6-magnitude earthquake has risen to 48 with 50 others were injured. According to media reports, Ishikawa Prefecture suffered huge losses and damage as it was the closest ...

Ishikawa prefecture ... Japan is prone to earthquakes, with many fault lines and volcanoes. A massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011 caused widespread damage in northeastern Japan.