Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box. One brushstroke at a time, the ...

damaged 75,421 houses in Ishikawa Prefecture, with at least 23 percent either completely or partially destroyed. Roughly 13,000 houses were damaged in Wajima and around 9,400 in Suzu, with half of ...

Six people have been killed and 10 others missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan's ...

As of 11:00 a.m. local time on Saturday, nearly 5,000 households in Ishikawa Prefecture were without electricity. Wajima and Suzu had ordered about 30,000 residents to evacuate, the report said.

Since many of the damaged houses are traditional, picturesque buildings, concerns are rising that their demolition could ...

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 ...

A building is seen collapsed in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The fire department says it has received information that a building of a long-established Wajima lacquerware company in Kawai ...

Discover Japan’s Noto Peninsula on a 5-day Walk Japan tour blending cuisine, hot springs and culture while supporting ...

Weather officials say parts of Ishikawa Prefecture will have severe cold on Tuesday morning, expecting temperatures to be as low as minus 2 degrees Celsius in Wajima City. Reports of injuries and ...

Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box. One brushstroke at a time ...

Thick cloud cover is seen over the Shiroyone Senmaida rice terraces, a famous tourist spot in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2025. (Mainichi/Yoko Kunimoto) The sun doesn't come out much ...