WAJIMA, Japan - Hotel chef Makoto Wakabayashi was among those in Wajima hoping for a banner year as visitors returned to the scenic, seaside town that weathered more than two years of pandemic gloom.

Police search for victims in the ruins of a building in Asaichi-dori street, which burned down due to a fire following an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, Jan. 7, 2024.

On January 1, 2024, the Noto Peninsula in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture was hit by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake. More than 400 died and thousands of buildings were destroyed, including the studios and ...

An enormous earthquake hit Japan on New Year's Day, initially prompting fears of a deadly tsunami on the country's west coast. Wajima is one of the worst hit cities on the remote Noto Peninsula.

Firefighters inspect collapsed wooden houses in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024, a day after a major earthquake struck the Noto region. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty ...

Wajima, a coastal city with a population of just over 20,000, is a nationally celebrated centre for fine lacquerware. Products made in Wajima are known as Wajima-nuri, and a basic soup bowl can ...

WAJIMA, Japan, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Hotel chef Makoto Wakabayashi was among those in Wajima hoping for a banner year as visitors returned to the scenic, seaside town that weathered more than two ...

WAJIMA, Japan — Hotel chef Makoto Wakabayashi was among those in Wajima hoping for a banner year as visitors returned to the scenic, seaside town that weathered more than two years of pandemic gloom.

WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Hotel chef Makoto Wakabayashi was among those in Wajima hoping for a banner year as visitors returned to the scenic, seaside town that weathered more than two years of ...

As Japan’s Wajima city digs out from quake, hopes fade for tourism recovery A man makes his way along Asaichi-dori street, which burned down due to a fire following an earthquake, in Wajima ...