KANAZAWA One month after the devastating New Year s Day earthquake, the hardships continue in Ishikawa Prefecture, with more than 14,000 people still evacuating and about 40,000 households left without running water.
KANAZAWA Electricity will be restored to most earthquake-impacted areas of Ishikawa Prefecture by the end of the month, prefectural officials announced on Jan. 29.
Almost a month after the deadly quake in Ishikawa Prefecture, volunteers are only now being permitted to help with clean-up efforts in the worst-hit areas.
KANAZAWA About 13,900 housing units will be offered by the end of March for people displaced by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, the Ishikawa prefectural government said on Jan. 23.
Officials in charge of reservations for COVID-19 vaccinations in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, noticed a troubling discrepancy in the billing numbers after outsourcing the call-in system.