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.

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.

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.

Rice-planting in Wajima

Rice-planting in Wajima

Rice-planting is conducted on May 10, 2025, at the Shiroyone Senmaida terraced paddies in Wajima, in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, hit hard by a major earthquake and torrential rain in the previous year.

[Breaking News]Remotely controlled excavator

WAJIMA, Japan, May 8 Kyodo - 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. (Kyodo)

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.

ANA expo plane arrives in quake-hit city

ANA expo plane arrives in quake-hit city

Elementary school students pose for a photo on April 19, 2025, in front of an All Nippon Airways chartered plane at Noto airport in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024, after the plane with the design of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka arrived carrying 30 people who are planning to engage in volunteering work in the central Japan city.

ANA expo plane arrives in quake-hit city

ANA expo plane arrives in quake-hit city

An All Nippon Airways chartered plane with the design of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka lands on April 19, 2025, at Noto airport in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024. About 30 people took the flight from Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture to engage in volunteering work in the central Japan city.

Princess Kako visits lacquerware training center

Princess Kako visits lacquerware training center

Japanese Princess Kako (R) talks with a trainee during a visit to a lacquerware training center in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on April 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

Princess Kako visits lacquerware training center

Princess Kako visits lacquerware training center

Japanese Princess Kako talks with lacquer artists during a visit to a lacquerware training center in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on April 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

Princess Kako visits lacquerware training center

Princess Kako visits lacquerware training center

Japanese Princess Kako talks with a lacquer artist during a visit to a lacquerware training center in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on April 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

Princess Kako visits lacquerware training center

Princess Kako visits lacquerware training center

Japanese Princess Kako visits a lacquerware training center in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on April 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

Ice hockey: Women's world championship

Ice hockey: Women's world championship

Japan's Yumeka Wajima scores a goal in the first period of a Group B game against Hungary at the Ice Hockey Women's World Championship in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, on April 11, 2025.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo shows a "Wajima-nuri" lacquerware terrestrial globe from Wajima, a central Japan city hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024, unveiled to the media at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 9, 2025, ahead of the event's opening on April 13.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo shows a "Wajima-nuri" lacquerware terrestrial globe from Wajima, a central Japan city hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024, unveiled to the media at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 9, 2025, ahead of the event's opening on April 13.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo shows a "Wajima-nuri" lacquerware terrestrial globe from Wajima, a central Japan city hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024, unveiled to the media at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 9, 2025, ahead of the event's opening on April 13.

Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

A large pile of snow is seen near the entrance of the city hall of Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, following heavy snowfall.

Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo shows snow-covered temporary housing in quake-hit Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, following heavy snowfall.

Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

A man removes snow from a car at temporary housing in quake-hit Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, following heavy snowfall.

1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

WAJIMA, Japan, Jan. 1 Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the former site of a morning market in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area. (Kyodo)

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.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

A rainbow is seen in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

People offer a silent prayer in front of candles in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Candles are lit in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Candles are lit in front of temporary housing in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a memorial ceremony held in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, to mourn the victims of the Jan. 1, 2024 powerful earthquake and the torrential rains of September 2024, both in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area. (Pool photo)

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

A memorial ceremony is held in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, to mourn the victims of the Jan. 1, 2024 powerful earthquake and the torrential rains of September 2024, both in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area. (Pool photo)

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba offers flowers during a memorial ceremony held in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, to mourn the victims of the Jan. 1, 2024 powerful earthquake and the torrential rains of September 2024, both in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area. (Pool photo)

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

A memorial ceremony is held in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, to mourn the victims of the Jan. 1, 2024 powerful earthquake and the torrential rains of September 2024, both in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area. (Pool photo)

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

A memorial ceremony is held in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, to mourn the victims of the Jan. 1, 2024 powerful earthquake and the torrential rains of September 2024, both in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area. (Pool photo)

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front, 2nd from L) and former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, L) bow during a memorial ceremony held in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, to mourn the victims of the Jan. 1, 2024 powerful earthquake and the torrential rains of September 2024, both in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area. (Pool photo)

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

A memorial ceremony is held in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, to mourn the victims of the Jan. 1, 2024 powerful earthquake and the torrential rains of September 2024, both in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area. (Pool photo)

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pictured after speaking during a memorial ceremony held in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, to mourn the victims of the Jan. 1, 2024 powerful earthquake and the torrential rains of September 2024, both in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area. (Pool photo)

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Memorial ceremony for quake, torrential rain victims

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a memorial ceremony held in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, to mourn the victims of the Jan. 1, 2024 powerful earthquake and the torrential rains of September 2024, both in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area. (Pool photo)

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows a collapsed house in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows a collapsed building in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows a collapsed house in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

A postal worker delivering New Year's greeting cards drives on Jan. 1, 2025, past the former site of a morning market in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, from a drone shows the former site of a morning market against the year's first sunrise in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

A bouquet is placed near a seven-story building, now being demolished, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Demolition work is under way at a seven-story building in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.