WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture—For nearly half a day, firefighters battling the earthquake-triggered inferno that destroyed the Wajima Asaichi market here found themselves short of their main ...

WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture—Early risers in the northern Noto Peninsula before dawn on Oct. 11 marveled at the Northern Lights in the sky over the sea, a rare spectacle so far south. An Asahi ...

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