Following the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day, over 200 people were killed, and significant damage was reported, including at the Shika nuclear facility which exceeded its operator's projections. Evacuees began moving into the first temporary housing complex in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, marking a step forward in rebuilding efforts. The earthquake heavily damaged roads around the Shika plant, prompting Japan's nuclear regulator to review evacuation guidelines. In Suzu, conditions have improved enough to allow volunteer assistance. The quake also impacted the region's aged housing stock, reported by Kyodo, and its famed sake-making industry. Some residents are still living in homes at risk of collapse, and in Wajima, most households lack running water due to damage to the city's 600 kilometers of water supply pipes. Indonesian technical trainees in the disaster-hit town are determined to stay, and the only public hospital in quake-damaged Suzu City has restarted outpatient services. Additionally, the clear-out of broken furniture and other household items has begun in two cities of quake-ravaged Ishikawa Prefecture.
The New Year's Day earthquake that hit the Noto area has left its famed sake-making industry in danger. https://t.co/VK0TqoCys2
Emergency supplies for women, pregnant and nursing mothers, and babies have been lacking in many Japanese municipalities, a government study has found. https://t.co/qOpkgsfCxP
The New Year's Day quake was a stark reminder of how Japan has been shaped by rumbling, grinding and often deadly convulsions and volcanic activity since the archipelago's very beginning. https://t.co/fEQSnKj8KQ
In two cities of quake-ravaged Ishikawa Prefecture, the clear-out of broken furniture and other household items has begun. https://t.co/9zx8LwDRhv
The only public hospital in quake-damaged Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, has restarted outpatient services. https://t.co/m0XOeGSpfV
Pregnant women who get the flu vaccine are less likely to have newborns in need of emergency care to being hospitalized due to the flu, a new study advises. https://t.co/sZo5VLcD2S https://t.co/3JaNHZ3SAL
Here is updated information for earthquake survivors in Japan, including details on the resumption of outpatient services at a local hospital and completion of the first temporary-housing units. https://t.co/9zx8LwDRhv
Some Japan Noto quake survivors still living in homes despite risk of collapse https://t.co/HwmE9J4Vt5
The New Year's Day earthquake that hit the Noto area has left its famed sake-making industry facing the danger of losing some of the craftsmanship it has nurtured. https://t.co/iPxYPooIp7
“There are more than 200 places that need to be repaired.” An official in Wajima, where most households still lack running water after the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, laments the damage to the city’s 600 kilometers of water supply pipes. https://t.co/Hk7KAr6Uo8
Quake evacuees begin moving into temporary housing in Japan's Ishikawa Pref. https://t.co/4SKenFoZl7
City hit hard by quake had highest rate of old homes: A city hit hard by a powerful earthquake that jolted central Japan on New Year's Day had a higher rate of old houses than other municipalities, a Kyodo… https://t.co/MMD4VZRRMF #japannews #japantoday
Indonesian technical trainees in disaster-hit Japan town determined to stay https://t.co/k5h6FMTYGp
Japan's nuclear regulator will review its evacuation guidelines after the Jan. 1 earthquake that devastated the Noto Peninsula heavily damaged roads around the Shika plant that would be used by local residents during an evacuation. https://t.co/2F48nUvL0q
Conditions in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, have improved enough that volunteers can finally be brought in from the outside. https://t.co/17lDPEh5uu
Evacuees from areas hit by the Jan. 1 earthquake, which killed over 200 people in central Japan, began moving into the first batch of temporary homes completed in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Saturday. https://t.co/dakA6gQbrZ
This marked one step forward for evacuees toward the rebuilding of their lives because this is the first temporary housing complex to have evacuees move in since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake struck on New Year’s Day. https://t.co/Tcv0DANLGM
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day exceeded projections of a nuclear plant operator and caused a series of problems at its Shika facility. https://t.co/0ryt1R7eQQ