Overview
- Ishikawa Prefecture held a memorial in Wajima with a moment of silence at 4:10 p.m., the time the magnitude-7.6 quake struck on Jan. 1, 2024.
- Officials cite 228 direct deaths in Ishikawa and about 470 additional fatalities across Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama tied to disaster-related health deterioration.
- Roughly 18,000 people remain in temporary housing in Ishikawa, with plans for 2,986 public units progressing slowly and only about 5 percent started as of November.
- The Oku-Noto region’s population has fallen by more than 10 percent since the disaster, with residents in their 40s and younger down 19.2 percent.
- Reconstruction includes rebuilding Wajima’s marketplace with a large roof as 314 businesses, or 12.2 percent, have closed since the quake.