The probability of an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8-8.5 occurring along the Chishima Trench off the city of Nemuro in Hokkaido within 30 years has risen to around 90%, according to a Japanese government panel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/megaquake-probability-nemuro/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness #hokkaido #nemuro #notopeninsula

A shop in Tokyo that sells items from Ishikawa is supporting reconstruction following the powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula two years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/japan/society/ishikawa-prefecture-specialty-shop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #ishikawa #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #earthquakes #retailers #shopping

Over 300 people gathered at a memorial ceremony in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on New Year’s Day to mourn those who died from the Noto Peninsula earthquake that took place on Jan. 1, 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/02/japan/society/noto-quake-memorial-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #notopeninsula #earthquakes #ishikawa #ishikawaearthquake

Over 18,000 people are still living in temporary housing two years after a massive earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture and left about 700 people dead or unaccounted for. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/japan/noto-earthquake-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #earthquakes #ishikawa #ishikawaearthquake

Sixty households hit hard by the January 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake have had their welfare benefits terminated mainly due to income from donations, sources said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/japan/society/noto-quake-donation-recipients/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #socialwelfare

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by last year's powerful earthquake and heavy rains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/07/japan/takaichi-noto-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #notopeninsula #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake

About twice as many residents in the Noto Peninsula whose homes were damaged by 2024's earthquake and heavy rain have applied to have them demolished than those choosing to repair them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/society/noto-repair-homes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #ishikawa #notopeninsula #earthquakes

A band of unusually hard rock, formed from magma about 15 million years ago, near the epicenter of the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake likely worsened the disaster, researchers have said in a newly published paper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/science-health/noto-quake-underground-magma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #earthquakes #tohokuuniversity

The population outflow in Ishikawa Prefecture's Okunoto region continues after an earthquake and torrential rains in 2024, with the population of those 39 or younger shrinking at twice the speed of those 40 and older. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/japan/japan-disaster-hit-noto-region-population-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawa #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #floods

Princess Aiko attended the 10th national conference on disaster management, becoming the first imperial family member to take part in the annual event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/princess-aiko-attends-disaster-conference/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko #imperialfamily #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #niigata #earthquakes

@mike_vlasman

Great article. Like the article, I also highly recommend #Kanazawa in #Ishikawa (the #Hokuriku area).

The #NotoPeninsula (#NotoHanto) also has lots of great stuff - especially the festivals in August.

Not sure if #Wajima or #Suzu are ready yet for tourists after the New Years Day earthquake last year, though. If they have recovered enough, they are awesome and definitely in need of some support.

In the face of rural decline, Yukio Iokibe’s documentary is a quiet tribute to how democracy endures — through personal conviction and human connection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/20/film/noto-democracy-documentary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #documentary #yukioiokibe #ishikawa #earthquakes #notopeninsula #depopulation

Four Noto Peninsula assemblies sent a joint letter of protest to LDP lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho demanding his resignation for saying "it was lucky that the earthquake occurred in Noto." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/japan/ldp-lawmaker-noto-protest-letter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #gaffes #ldp #wakayama

Nearly half of respondents living in the earthquake-hit Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture believe that a digital divide was evident right after the January 2024 disaster, a survey has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/noto-digital-divide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawa #surveys #earthquakes #internet #disasterpreparedness

Ruling party lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho came under fire over his verbal gaffe about a powerful earthquake that struck Noto Peninsula last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/lawmaker-apologizes-over-gaffe-on-noto-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #gaffes

The Asaichi-dori morning market street in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, registered the largest year-on-year drop among the 2025 highest roadside land prices surveyed by tax offices across the nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/japan/noto-roadside-land-price/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ishikawa #earthquakes #realestate #economicindicators #notopeninsula

A nursing home worker who lost 10 members of his family in the New Year’s Day earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula last year is now sharing his story in hopes the tragedy is not forgotten. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/society/noto-earthquake-survivor-story/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula

Elderly residents in the Noto Peninsula affected by the New Year’s Day earthquake last year are seeing their medical expenses rise to as much as 1.3 times of what they cost before the disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/japan-noto-quake-elderly-medical-costs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #elderly #health

Residents of a district in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit areas in the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, hope to boost reconstruction efforts through the power of radio. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/04/japan/society/wajima-radio-reconstruction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #wajima #radio

Municipalities hit by the massive Noto Peninsula earthquake in central Japan in January 2024 are struggling to remove damaged houses, as ownership of many of the properties remains unclear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/19/japan/noto-quake-damaged-vacant-houses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #notopeninsula #housing #realestate