THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 6, 2024 at 18:13 JST
A Self-Defense Forces helicopter evacuates residents from an isolated part of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, to a central part of the city on Jan. 6. (Wataru Sekita)
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