M6.9 quake strikes central Japan, 1 dead, 189 injured

M6.9 quake strikes central Japan, 1 dead, 189 injured

WAJIMA, Japan - Kensei Mizote (C), the minister in charge of the National Safety Commission, visits earthquake-stricken areas in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 26, a day after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the Hokuriku region in central Japan, leaving one person dead, 189 injured and hundreds of homes damaged. Mizote promised during a meeting with Wajima officials that the government will ''do everything possible'' to help the quake victims.

National Public Safety Commission Chairman Mizote

National Public Safety Commission Chairman Mizote

TOKYO, Japan - Kensei Mizote, new National Public Safety Commission chairman, speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office on Sept. 26.

Japan's upper house, China's parliament resume exchanges

Japan's upper house, China's parliament resume exchanges

Kensei Mizote, head of a cross-party group of Japanese upper house lawmakers, attends a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 22, 2016, after resuming exchanges with China's parliament for the first time in four years. The meeting was held at a diplomatically delicate time as the two countries take different positions on issues involving the South China Sea and North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese, Chinese parliamentarians hold talks in Beijing

Japanese, Chinese parliamentarians hold talks in Beijing

Kensei Mizote (L), a lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during a meeting between a group of Japanese lawmakers and their Chinese counterparts at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Feb. 22, 2016. At right is Satsuki Eda, a lawmaker of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan and former upper house president. The cross-party group of House of Councillors members met with lawmakers in China's National People's Congress for the first time in four years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

National Public Safety Commission Chairman Mizote

National Public Safety Commission Chairman Mizote

TOKYO, Japan - Kensei Mizote, new National Public Safety Commission chairman, speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office on Sept. 26. (Kyodo)

M6.9 quake strikes central Japan, 1 dead, 189 injured

M6.9 quake strikes central Japan, 1 dead, 189 injured

WAJIMA, Japan - Kensei Mizote (C), the minister in charge of the National Safety Commission, visits earthquake-stricken areas in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 26, a day after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the Hokuriku region in central Japan, leaving one person dead, 189 injured and hundreds of homes damaged. Mizote promised during a meeting with Wajima officials that the government will ''do everything possible'' to help the quake victims. (Kyodo)