A strong earthquake registering an upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture early Monday, the Meteorological Agency said, just over five months …
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. – A traditional morning market in Ishikawa Prefecture was held on Saturday for the first time since the Noto Peninsula earthquake struck the region on New Year’s …
In the summer of 1689, the poet Matsuo Basho left the port town of Sakata in Yamagata Prefecture and traveled north along the Sea of Japan. His destination: Kisakata, an …
Nanao, Ishikawa Pref./Tokyo – Rescue efforts in Ishikawa Prefecture are continuing with heightened urgency in the wake of the powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day that left at least 65 …