Japan Remembers Victims of Noto Earthquake, Heavy Rain 2 Years After Disasters

The Yomiuri Shimbun

13:59 JST, January 2, 2026

WAJIMA, Ishikawa — A memorial ceremony on Thursday held by Ishikawa Prefecture remembered victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, which occurred on Jan. 1, 2024, and those killed in torrential rains that hit the northern part of the peninsula in September of the same year.

Attendees observed a moment of silence at 4:10 p.m., the exact time the earthquake struck two years........

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