Image: Sean Pavone/iStock The Noto Peninsula is the northern tip of Ishikawa Prefecture that juts out into the Sea of Japan. With scenic views and small towns perfect for experiencing local culture, ...

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

The demographics on the Noto Peninsula are different from those in other areas of Japan that have experienced devastating earthquakes. In the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, the aging rate in seven ...

Residents of areas struck by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake have expressed dissatisfaction over the results of local governments' assessments of their damaged homes. According to six ...

Thousands of families lost their homes when the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day. Children in the affected areas need food and shelter and basic support ...

Experts have been observing greater seismic activity under the Noto Peninsula for the past several years. They believe one cause is the subterranean movement of fluids. Professor Nishimura Takuya ...

TOKYO -- The probability of a magnitude 7-plus earthquake striking the Noto Peninsula had jumped to 400 times normal before the New Year's Day temblor, due to continuing seismic swarm activity in ...

The epicentre of the 7.6 quake was the Noto peninsula, in central Japan. The Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said that emergency services were locked in a "race against time" to rescue survivors.

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

The death toll from record levels of rainfall that hit the northern part of Japan’s Noto peninsula has risen to seven, authorities said on Monday. Deadly flooding and landslides due to ...