2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

People offer silent prayers during a memorial ceremony in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, at 4:10 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2026, the time a powerful earthquake struck central Japan's Noto Peninsula area exactly two years ago, killing nearly 700 people.

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