Wajima, Ishikawa, Japan - 05, 2024 Work is underway to demolish a toppled 7-story building in Wajima in central Japan's ...

Noto Tour, which is an exploration journey of Japanese culinary excellence and onsen bathing through the rural landscapes of the Noto Peninsula in Japan’s northern Ishikawa Prefecture.

West Japan Railway Co. suspended some train services in the Hokuriku region, which covers Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui and Niigata prefectures. A 120-centimeter tsunami reached Wajima Port at 4:21 p.m ...

WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture--Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets, six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 126 people.

The snow crab fishing season in Ishikawa Prefecture began on Friday. A large haul of crabs was brought in at Wajima Port in ...

Japan’s Biggest Base Pay Rise in 31 Years Keeps BOJ on Track Real wages fell for a second month even as price growth slowed Data confirm wage growth momentum largely holding steady ...

The trial of a 55-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in a hotel in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, in September 2023 began at the Kanazawa District Court on Thursday. The defendant was ...

A dead whale shark has been discovered in a river in western Japan. It was later confirmed that the fish had been kept in an aquarium and was released into the sea. A whale shark, about 6 meters ...

Japan's transport ministry is stepping up monitoring of the logistics industry to protect drivers from truck companies or freight firms that may breach rules. The ministry launched a team in July ...

Japan's Mount Fuji has seen its first snowfall after going through the longest period without snow since records began 130 years ago. Snow fell on Japan's highest peak about a month later than ...

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