THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 12, 2024 at 18:01 JST
The parking lot of Toyo Junior High School in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, remains severely damaged. The school now serves as an evacuation center for quake victims. (Noboru Inoue)
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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