On January 1, a magnitude-7.5 quake hit Noto Peninsula of central Japan's Ishikawa prefecture. The deadliest earthquake in Japan since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake caused a total of 401 deaths, injured ...

The government, its makeup in flux after the governing party lost seats this week, will soon need to make decisions that will ...

Officials check the level of damage in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2024, a month after torrential rain hit the ...

Located on the Sea of Japan, Ishikawa Prefecture once held a powerful place in feudal Japan. We can see this legacy today at ...

Concern about the government’s revived push for nuclear energy grew after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit Japan’s Noto ...

Nationwide support pouring in for the Noto area ravaged first by an earthquake and then massive rains this year has led to ...

Only 14.6% of evacuation centers, hospitals and other "important facilities" in Japan that serve as bases in times of ...

Reactor is restarted for the first time since disaster after safety upgrade, as government pursues renewed expansion of ...

In November 2023 Ishikawa Prefecture held a nuclear disaster drill, recalls science writer Takashi Soeda for the magazine ...

Noto Tour, which is an exploration journey of Japanese culinary excellence and onsen bathing through the rural landscapes of the Noto Peninsula in Japan’s northern Ishikawa Prefecture.

In the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdown, Japan decommissioned all 54 of its commercial nuclear reactors for safety reassessments and upgrades. Now, 13 out of the 33 viable reactors have been ...

An exhibition featuring a traditional bridal item from the Hokuriku region is being held in Tokyo to support the quake-hit Noto area in central Japan.