Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025, shows temporary housing built in a coastal area of Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day. (Pool photo)

China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, L) visits the site of a landslide that was triggered by a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the site of a market that was gutted by a fire following a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the site of a market that was gutted by a fire following a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits temporary housing built after a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits temporary housing built after a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the site of a landslide that was triggered by a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the site of a landslide that was triggered by a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the site of a landslide that was triggered by a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi bows at a memorial for the victims of a massive earthquake in January 2024 and torrential rain in September 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lays flowers at a memorial for the victims of a massive earthquake in January 2024 and torrential rain in September 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) bows at a memorial for the victims of a massive earthquake in January 2024 and torrential rain in September 2024 during a visit to Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Photo taken from a drone shows Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025, as restoration work continues nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Restoration work continues at Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025, nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

Season's first yellowtail auction

Season's first yellowtail auction

The season's first auction of winter yellowtails is held at a fish market in Kanazawa in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 2, 2025. A fish weighing 14.5 kilogram was auctioned off for a record-tying 4 million yen ($25,700).

Baseball: Marines vs. Lions

Baseball: Marines vs. Lions

Wu Nien-ting of the Seibu Lions hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a Pacific League baseball game against the Lotte Marines at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2022. Marines pitcher Ayumu Ishikawa surrendered three straight home runs to Tomoya Mori, Hotaka Yamakawa and Wu during the inning.

Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect trees from the weight of snow in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri," at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2025.

Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Visitors at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2025, watch gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect trees from the weight of snow in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri."

Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect trees from the weight of snow in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri," at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2025.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Floats from the Okuma Kabuto festival of Ishikawa Prefecture's Nanao are carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

A giant float from the Iida Toroyama festival of Ishikawa Prefecture's Suzu is carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

A float from the Okuma Kabuto festival of Ishikawa Prefecture's Nanao is carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

A giant float from the Iida Toroyama festival of Ishikawa prefecture's Suzu is carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

A giant float from the Iida Toroyama festival of Ishikawa prefecture's Suzu is carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

A flight test is conducted for a flying vehicle designed to airlift aid supplies to disaster-hit isolated areas on Aug. 15, 2025, in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by an earthquake on Jan. 1, 2024.

Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

A flight test is conducted for a flying vehicle designed to airlift aid supplies to disaster-hit isolated areas on Aug. 15, 2025, in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by an earthquake on Jan. 1, 2024.

Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

Flying vehicle test in Ishikawa Pref.

A flight test is conducted for a flying vehicle designed to airlift aid supplies to disaster-hit isolated areas on Aug. 15, 2025, in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by an earthquake on Jan. 1, 2024.

[Breaking News]Tornado in sea off central Japan

KAHOKU, Japan, Aug. 8 Kyodo - Video taken on Aug. 8, 2025, in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, shows a tornado at sea as seen from a beach in the central Japan city. (Kyodo)

Kumamon visits quake-hit city in Ishikawa Pref.

Kumamon visits quake-hit city in Ishikawa Pref.

Kumamon, the official mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, makes chopsticks using a Wajima-nuri lacquerware technique at a facility in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit hard by the Jan. 1, 2024, massive earthquake, on Aug. 9, 2025. Kumamon is visiting various Ishikawa Prefecture cities to give encouragement to people affected by the disaster.

Tornado in sea off central Japan

Tornado in sea off central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025, in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, shows a tornado at sea as seen from a beach in the central Japan city.

Tornado in sea off central Japan

Tornado in sea off central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025, in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, shows a tornado at sea as seen from a beach in the central Japan city.

Tornado in sea off central Japan

Tornado in sea off central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025, in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, shows a tornado at sea as seen from a beach in the central Japan city.

Torrential rain in Kanazawa

Torrential rain in Kanazawa

A road is inundated with water after torrential rain hit Kanazawa in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Aug. 7, 2025.

Torrential rain in Kanazawa

Torrential rain in Kanazawa

A road is inundated with water after torrential rain hit Kanazawa in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Aug. 7, 2025.

Torrential rain in Kanazawa

Torrential rain in Kanazawa

A road is inundated with water after torrential rain hit Kanazawa in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Aug. 7, 2025.

Japan: Heavy Rain Hits Ishikawa and Toyama

On Thursday, August 7, heavy rainfall affected the prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama as rain clouds developed over the Sea of Japan. Authorities have issued warnings for landslides and river overflows amid reports of flash flooding throughout the northwestern region.

Retrial of man over 1986 murder

KANAZAWA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Supporters and attorneys of Shoshi Maekawa, who served seven years in prison after being found guilty of the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, hold up banners announcing his acquittal in a retrial in front of the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court in Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 18, 2025. (Kyodo)

Retrial of man over 1986 murder

Retrial of man over 1986 murder

Supporters and attorneys of Shoshi Maekawa, who served seven years in prison after being found guilty of the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, hold up banners announcing his acquittal in a retrial in front of the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court in Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 18, 2025.

Retrial of man over 1986 murder

Retrial of man over 1986 murder

Shoshi Maekawa (C), who served seven years in prison after being found guilty of the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, walks with his supporters and attorneys to the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court in Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 18, 2025, ahead of the ruling in his retrial.

Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

NOTO, Japan, July 4 Kyodo - People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 4, 2025, devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024. (Kyodo)

Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 4, 2025, devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024.

Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 4, 2025, devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024.

Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry a giant lantern float called kiriko during the Abare festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, on July 4, 2025. The area was devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024.