Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows temporary housing in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, on Nov. 7, 2025, for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows temporary housing in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, on Nov. 7, 2025, for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows temporary housing built in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, on Nov. 7, 2025, for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025, shows temporary housing in 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.

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025, shows temporary housing in 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.

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025, shows temporary housing in 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.

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025, shows temporary housing in 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.

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo shows temporary housing in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2025, for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo shows temporary housing in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2025, for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Rubble remains in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 31, 2025, the eve of the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1, 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

A house remains tilted in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 31, 2025, the eve of the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1, 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows a collapsed road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 31, 2025, the eve of the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1, 2024.

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

2nd anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo shows the site of a landslide (back) in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 31, 2025, the eve of the second anniversary of a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1, 2024.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

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.

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements.

Princess Kako visits Osaka expo

Princess Kako visits Osaka expo

Japan's Princess Kako is briefed about the Earth at Night globe made with traditional Wajima lacquerware that survived the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake in the central Japan city of Wajima during a visit to the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 23, 2025.

Princess Kako visits Osaka expo

Princess Kako visits Osaka expo

Japan's Princess Kako is briefed about the Earth at Night globe made with traditional Wajima lacquerware that survived the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake in the central Japan city of Wajima during a visit to the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 23, 2025.

Princess Kako visits Osaka expo

Princess Kako visits Osaka expo

Japan's Princess Kako looks at the Earth at Night globe made with traditional Wajima lacquerware that survived the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake in the central Japan city of Wajima during a visit to the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 23, 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Remotely controlled excavator

Remotely controlled excavator

A remotely controlled unmanned excavator removes earth and sand at the site of a landslide caused by the Jan. 1, 2024 massive earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 8, 2025. The excavator, controlled from an office in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan -- over 300 kilometers away from the site -- was introduced by the land ministry the same day.

Remotely controlled excavator

Remotely controlled excavator

A remotely controlled unmanned excavator removes earth and sand at the site of a landslide caused by the Jan. 1, 2024 massive earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 8, 2025. The excavator, controlled from an office in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan -- over 300 kilometers away from the site -- was introduced by the land ministry the same day.

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

A giant float parades during a Seihaku-sai festival on May 4, 2025, in Nanao, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

"Koinobori" carp streamers fly on May 4, 2025, over a field in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

Carp streamers in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

"Koinobori" carp streamers fly on May 4, 2025, over a field in Suzu, an Ishikawa Prefecture city devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake, following a hiatus in 2024 due to the disaster.

Quake-hit Noto Railway's special sightseeing train

Quake-hit Noto Railway's special sightseeing train

Noto Railway's special sightseeing train runs in Anamizu, an Ishikawa Prefecture town devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake in the Noto Peninsula area, on April 6, 2025, for its inaugural service as railway staff aboard the train tell passengers about quake damage in the region and reconstruction efforts.

Quake-hit Noto Railway's special sightseeing train

Quake-hit Noto Railway's special sightseeing train

Noto Railway's special sightseeing train runs in Anamizu, an Ishikawa Prefecture town devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake in the Noto Peninsula area, on April 6, 2025, for its inaugural service as railway staff aboard the train tell passengers about quake damage in the region and reconstruction efforts.

Quake-hit Noto Railway's special sightseeing train

Quake-hit Noto Railway's special sightseeing train

Noto Railway's special sightseeing train departs Anamizu Station in Anamizu, an Ishikawa Prefecture town devastated by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake in the Noto Peninsula area, on April 6, 2025, for its inaugural service as railway staff aboard the train tell passengers about quake damage in the region and reconstruction efforts.

Political pundit Kotaro Tawara

Political pundit Kotaro Tawara

File photo taken Nov. 15, 1999, shows Japanese political pundit and news anchor Kotaro Tawara. Tawara died of lung cancer on Jan. 1, 2025, at age 94.

New Orleans truck attack

New Orleans truck attack

Police vehicles are parked near the site of a fatal truck attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Jan. 1, 2025. At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured in a suspected terrorist attack earlier in the day when a pickup truck was driven into a crowd celebrating New Year's Day in a popular tourist spot in the southern U.S. city, according to U.S. media.

New Orleans truck attack

New Orleans truck attack

Flowers are placed near the site of a fatal truck attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Jan. 1, 2025. At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured in a suspected terrorist attack earlier in the day when a pickup truck was driven into a crowd celebrating New Year's Day at a popular tourist spot in the southern U.S. city, according to U.S. media.

New Year's Day in disaster-stricken Wajima

New Year's Day in disaster-stricken Wajima

Driftwood remains beside a mountain road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, after torrential rain hit the region in September 2024.