Grieving father runs race, trains for it in places where he and his late family members used to play together.

Parts of the Noto Peninsula in the prefecture were flattened ... emergency services may be possible within a few days, it said. The Japan Meteorological Agency had issued a special heavy rainfall ...

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

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

At least six people have been confirmed dead on Japan’s Noto Peninsula after floods struck an area still recovering from a major earthquake nine months ago. Heavy rain pounded the area over the ...

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

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.

Police in Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, have arrested a 60-year-old man on suspicion of stealing a donation box placed in a shopping center to support the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula ...

Despite desperate rescue efforts, as of 2 p.m. Friday, 12 days after a major earthquake struck Japan's Noto Peninsula, at least 1,900 people in 17 districts are still stranded. Concerns are ...

On New Year's Day a devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake, and several smaller earthquakes, shook Japan's remote Noto Peninsula, killing 241 people and leaving a further 11 missing. About 55,000 ...

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 ...