By Agence France-Presse The New Year’s Day earthquake demolished wooden buildings all across Japan’s Noto Peninsula but thanks to decades-old smart architecture, one small fishing village stood strong. A few roof tiles came loose but not one of around 100 structures in windswept Akasaki, on the stick of land’s western coast, collapsed in the magnitude […]
By Agence France-Presse The number of people unaccounted for after Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake more than tripled on Monday to 323 while the death toll rose to 168, according to local authorities. A heavy dumping of snow meanwhile complicated relief efforts a week after the 7.5-magnitude quake, with more than 2,000 people still cut […]
The massive New Year’s Day earthquake in western Japan’s Ishikawa region has left residents questioning the future of one entire towns’ existence. Source: Number of people missing after Japan earthquake soars over 300