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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.

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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.

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Giant float parades in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. city

NANAO, Japan, May 4 Kyodo - 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. (Kyodo)

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Nearly 1 year after Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

Fireworks are launched in Nanao in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 6, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary of the Jan.1 powerful earthquake in the Noto Peninsula area.

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Nearly 1 year after Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

Elementary school children watch fireworks light up the sky in Nanao in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 6, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary of the Jan. 1 powerful earthquake in the Noto Peninsula area.

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Dolphins return to aquarium in quake-hit city

Photo taken on Dec. 5, 2024, shows Pacific white-sided dolphins at Notojima Aquarium in Nanao in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, following their return earlier in the day from Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Kanagawa Prefecture. Five dolphins were transferred to the Yokohama aquarium after the Nanao aquarium's facility was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Ocean cruise ship visits port in quake-hit city

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2024, shows the ocean cruise ship Nippon Maru at a port in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture. The ship, operated by MOL Cruises Ltd., arrived at the port earlier in the day for its first port call in the central Japan city since it was severely hit by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Ocean cruise ship visits port in quake-hit city

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2024, shows the ocean cruise ship Nippon Maru at a port in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture. The ship, operated by MOL Cruises Ltd., arrived at the port earlier in the day for its first port call in the central Japan city since it was severely hit by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aquarium resumes operations in quake-hit Noto

Visitors look at fish at Notojima Aquarium in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 20, 2024, as the facility resumes operations for the first time since being hit by a major earthquake that jolted the central Japan prefecture and its vicinity on Jan. 1.

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Aquarium resumes operations in quake-hit Noto

A child looks at fish at Notojima Aquarium in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 20, 2024, as the facility resumes operations for the first time since being hit by a major earthquake that jolted the central Japan prefecture and its vicinity on Jan. 1.

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6 months after Jan. 1 earthquake in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press after visiting the Wakura hot spring resort area in the Ishikawa Prefecture city of Nanao, central Japan, on July 1, 2024, six months after a powerful earthquake devastated the area on Jan. 1. (Pool photo)

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6 months after Jan. 1 earthquake in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) visits the Wakura hot spring resort area in the Ishikawa Prefecture city of Nanao, central Japan, on July 1, 2024, six months after a powerful earthquake devastated the area on Jan. 1. (Pool photo)

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6 months after Jan. 1 earthquake in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from L) visits the Wakura hot spring resort area in the Ishikawa Prefecture city of Nanao, central Japan, on July 1, 2024, six months after a powerful earthquake devastated the area on Jan. 1. (Pool photo)

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Hot-air balloon event in quake-hit Noto

A hot-air balloon event takes place on June 8, 2024, in Nanao in central Japan's Noto Peninsula, hit hard by a New Year's Day earthquake, offering free rides to those affected.

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Hot spring facility resumes service in quake-hit central Japan resort

Photo taken on March 26, 2024, shows a public bath in the Wakura Onsen hot spring resort in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, as its service resumes the same day following a strong earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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Tents for volunteers in quake-hit central Japan city

Photo taken on March 24, 2024, shows tents set up on a baseball field in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, for use as accommodation by volunteers, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Thunderbird express train in central Japan

NANAO, JAPAN, March 15 Kyodo - A Thunderbird express train leaves Wakuraonsen Station in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 15, 2024, for its final run to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Blue Impulse flies over quake-hit Ishikawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team on March 18, 2024, flying over Nanao in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, hit hard by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Blue Impulse flies over quake-hit Ishikawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team on March 18, 2024, flying over Nanao in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, hit hard by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Thunderbird express train in central Japan

The stationmaster and other well wishers see off a Thunderbird express train at Wakuraonsen Station in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 15, 2024, as the train makes its final run to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.

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Thunderbird express train in central Japan

A Thunderbird express train leaves Wakuraonsen Station in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 15, 2024, for its final run to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.

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Dolphins moved from quake-hit aquarium

Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024, is a Pacific white-sided dolphin at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. Two of the dolphins, including this one, were transferred from Notojima Aquarium in Nanao in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture after the facility was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Dolphins moved from quake-hit aquarium

Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024, is a Pacific white-sided dolphin at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. Two of the dolphins, including this one, were transferred from Notojima Aquarium in Nanao in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture after the facility was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Dolphins moved from quake-hit aquarium

Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024, are two Pacific white-sided dolphins at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The dolphins were transferred from Notojima Aquarium in Nanao in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture after the facility was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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1 month after strong earthquake in central Japan

A New Year ornament is left hanging at a house in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture on Feb. 1, 2024, a month after a powerful earthquake struck the central Japan city.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A detour for quake-damaged Route 249 in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is jammed with vehicles on Jan. 11, 2024, some transporting relief supplies for people affected by a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A detour for quake-damaged Route 249 in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is jammed with vehicles on Jan. 11, 2024, some transporting relief supplies for people affected by a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

KANAZAWA, Japan, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Volunteer are dispatched to the city of Nanao and the towns of Shika and Anamizu, all heavily affected by a powerful earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, to engage in volunteering activities such as removing debris and waste on Jan. 27, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

The Wakura hot spring resort area in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture is seen deserted on Jan. 29, 2024, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

The Wakura hot spring resort area in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture is seen deserted on Jan. 29, 2024, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

The Wakura hot spring resort area in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture is seen deserted on Jan. 29, 2024, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2024, shows debris piled up at a temporary waste dump in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2024, shows debris piled up at a temporary waste dump in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Ishikawa Gov. Hiroshi Hase (L) speaks to volunteers during a ceremony at Kanazawa's prefectural government office in central Japan on Jan. 27, 2024, before they are dispatched to the city of Nanao and the towns of Shika and Anamizu, all heavily affected by a powerful earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, to engage in volunteering activities such as removing debris and waste.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2024, shows waste piled up at a temporary trash disposal point in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the wake of a strong earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2024, shows a banner reading "We won't lose. Let's support each other" hanging at a roadside rest stop in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Work continues in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 23, 2024, to build temporary housing for people displaced by the Jan. 1 earthquake in central Japan.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Work continues in the snow in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 23, 2024, to build temporary housing for people displaced by the Jan. 1 earthquake in central Japan.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2024, shows temporary housing under construction in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture for people displaced by the Jan. 1 earthquake in central Japan.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2024, shows a public bath in the Wakura hot spring resort in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, which has been closed since a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

High school students in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, step onto a bus bound for the prefectural capital Kanazawa on Jan. 12, 2024, to take the two-day unified university entrance examinations held across Japan from Jan. 13, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2024, shows an elementary school gymnasium used as an evacuation center in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2024, shows a temporary toilet tent used as a women's dressing room at an evacuation center in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Elderly people wrap themselves up in blankets at a nursery home in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 11, 2024, after the heating system stopped working following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A Self-Defense Forces member carries water tanks at an evacuation center in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A Self-Defense Forces member carries cartons containing water bottles at an evacuation center in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

People warm themselves in an elementary school gymnasium used as an evacuation center in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, following a strong earthquake in the central Japan prefecture and surrounding areas on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2024, shows a damaged drugstore in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake in the central Japan prefecture and surrounding areas on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2024, shows a collapsed candle shop in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake in the central Japan prefecture and surrounding areas on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2024, shows a wanted list posted on a wall of an evacuation center in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture following a strong earthquake in the central Japan prefecture and surrounding areas on Jan. 1.