THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 12, 2024 at 18:01 JST
The New Year’s Day earthquake caused the ground to crack and collapse at Wajima Junior High School in Ishikawa Prefecture. (Tatsuya Shimada)
WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture--City officials here are asking 401 children to temporarily leave their families and relocate about 100 kilometers to the south until safety is restored at their quake-damaged junior high schools. [Read More]
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