THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 6, 2024 at 18:13 JST
A landslide blocks a prefectural road, isolating the Machino district of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 5. (Toyokazu Kosugi)
The death toll from the powerful New Year’s Day earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture reached 126 on Jan. 6 as the focus of rescue activities increasingly turns to remote Noto Peninsula communities cut off from the outside world. [Read More]
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