Wajima received 498.5 mm of rain over 48 hours to 2 p.m. on Sept. 22, while Suzu was hit with 394.0 mm. These were the largest amounts observed in the cities since 1976, ...

The earthquake on New Year’s Day last year was Japan’s deadliest in more than a decade, claiming nearly 470 lives. About half of the victims were killed in the disaster itself, which brought tsunami ...

Wajima, a picturesque tourist town in Japan, is facing significant devastation following the country's strongest earthquake in 13 years. The 7.6 magnitude earthquake, which struck on New Year's ...

The next name from Wajima Junior High School's graduating class echoed throughout the Ishikawa Prefecture gymnasium on March 14, but Hanon Kiso did not appear.

Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan's Ishikawa prefecture. The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still ...

Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box.

The city is offering displaced artisans—Wajima-nuri artists, silk painters, kimono makers, and more—who have been forced to relocate to Kanazawa subsidies of up to ¥500,000 (about $3,300) to ...