Xinhua Headlines: Major earthquake hits central Japan on New Year's Day, causing casualties, widespread structural damage

Xinhua Headlines: Major earthquake hits central Japan on New Year's Day, causing casualties, widespread structural damage

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents of an earthquake-affected house transfer daily supplies to a tent in Hakui, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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