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[ad_1] A group committed to preserving Wajima-nuri lacquerware hopes that a decorative plate created in collaboration with megahit game series Final Fantasy that escaped damage from the Jan. 1 earthquake will help turn the region's dire disaster recovery situation around.Wajima-nuri is a type of traditional lacquerware art from Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, hit hard by the 7.6-magnitude quake in the Noto Peninsula.The decorative plate was created by Wajima Shikki […]

[ad_1] The U.S. launched airstrikes against Iranian forces and militias in Syria and Iraq as retaliation for the drone attack that killed three American soldiers, pulling the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden even deeper into the conflict that erupted when Hamas militants struck Israel in October.Aircraft including long-range B-1 bombers flown from the U.S. struck 85 targets at seven locations linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Quds Force […]

[ad_1] A city hit hard by the powerful earthquake that jolted central Japan on New Year's Day had a higher rate of old houses than other municipalities, a Kyodo News survey showed Friday, highlighting the vulnerability of older dwellings in the quake-prone country.In Suzu, located on the tip of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, 65% of residences were built before 1981 when the country's seismic standards were significantly upgraded […]