THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 6, 2024 at 15:30 JST
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets with residents displaced by heavy rains at an elementary school designated as an evacuation center in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 5. (Pool)
WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture--Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba promised his utmost to help victims of record rains after a visit to the Noto Peninsula, which is still reeling from a powerful earthquake on Jan. 1. [Read More]
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