WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture--A station for early ... the 9 a.m. starting time to cast their ballots. One month ago, heavy rain flooded Wajima and other parts of northern Noto Peninsula, which ...

KANAZAWA--The death toll from the New Year’s Day earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture stood ... The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a heavy rain warning for Wajima early Jan. 3.

Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--Residents of the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, which was hit by a massive earthquake and a heavy rain disaster ... of the city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the ...

Voters in Ishikawa Prefecture, struck by a strong earthquake on the Noto ... but some have lamented that "now is not the time for elections" given the region was also hit by record heavy rainfall last ...

Voters listen to a campaign speech by a House of Representatives candidate in the Wakura Onsen hot spring area in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture ... was also hit by record heavy rainfall last month.

Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Friday decided to designate the damage from torrential rain that struck ... businesses in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, by recognizing the ...

Residents of the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, which was hit both by a massive earthquake and a heavy rain disaster ... district of the city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the northern ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, third from right, visits a disaster evacuation shelter, in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture ... its frequent earthquakes and heavy rain to post-disaster recovery and ...

With traditional brewing techniques for making sake, shochu and awamori expected to be registered by UNESCO as Intangible ...

Newly-promoted ozeki Onosato was both humble and ambitious after the rankings for the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament ...

Miki Nakayama from Wajima’s Machino district is the only victim who has not been found among the 14 people killed in the record-breaking rain ... in Ishikawa Prefecture. The search for her continues.