NANAO, Ishikawa Prefecture Despite much of a commercial street here lying in ruins due to the New Year’s Day earthquake, local merchants went ahead Feb. 11 with a makeshift reconstruction market.
A devout Buddhist said a monk trapped her in a relationship of sexual violence and intimidation for 14 years, and that a man she had revered as a “living Buddha” essentially encouraged the abuse.
In the aftermath of a magnitude-7.6 earthquake that rocked central Japan on New Year's Day, uncertainty prevails among foreigners in the region who have had homes damaged or jobs paused, but widespread support is helping to ease anxiety.