Two major disasters have hit Noto Peninsula in central Japan this year - a New Year's Day earthquake which claimed more than ...

Grieving father runs race, trains for it in places where he and his late family members used to play together.

Parts of the Noto Peninsula in the prefecture were flattened ... emergency services may be possible within a few days, it said. The Japan Meteorological Agency had issued a special heavy rainfall ...

At least six people have been confirmed dead on Japan’s Noto Peninsula after floods struck an area still recovering from a major earthquake nine months ago. Heavy rain pounded the area over the ...

Officials check the level of damage in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2024, a month after torrential rain hit the ...

The demographics on the Noto Peninsula are different from those in other areas of Japan that have experienced devastating earthquakes. In the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, the aging rate in seven ...

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

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

Nationwide support pouring in for the Noto area ravaged first by an earthquake and then massive rains this year has led to ...

In November 2023 Ishikawa Prefecture held a nuclear disaster drill, recalls science writer Takashi Soeda for the magazine ...

Thousands of families lost their homes when the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day. Children in the affected areas need food and shelter and basic support ...

Noto Tour, which is an exploration journey of Japanese culinary excellence and onsen bathing through the rural landscapes of the Noto Peninsula in Japan’s northern Ishikawa Prefecture.