- Over 120 people have been confirmed dead, with nearly 200 people remaining unaccounted for, in Ishikawa prefecture since a series of earthquakes hit the area in central Japan on New Year's Day.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency has officially named the series of strong earthquakes, with a major one of magnitude 7.6, the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
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