The latest relief, using reserve funds from the fiscal 2024 budget, takes the total of financial aid for the peninsula in ...

One of the four Kagaya ryokan inns damaged in the Noto Peninsula earthquake last year will reopen before the others in winter ...

Housing reconstruction efforts in quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, are being hampered by a labor shortage at local builders.

The Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train connects Tokyo with Toyama, Ishikawa and (since March 2024) Fukui Prefecture. This ...

A renowned art museum in Kanazawa will be temporarily closed from around May 2027 for repairs due to aging facilities as wel ...

The Japan National Tourism Organisation has highlighted the country's rich artisanal traditions, from gold leaf making to ...

Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box. One brushstroke at a time, the ...

Kanazawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, located on Honshu island about 300 miles to the northwest of Tokyo. Law ...

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds SE at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 29 °F (-1.7 °C). Cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C) and a 64% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 9 ...