celebrating new year s day, whenjapan was hit by its strongest earthquake in 12 years. nomura san thought his shrine was going to collapse. the whole gate was swaying. the alleyway was swaying, too. the children had to squat on the floor so as not to fall over, he told me. alerts chime. as we travel towards the epicentre, we re alerted to another earthquake. these aftershocks keep coming. further in, old wooden homes have been brought to the ground not made to withstand the ferocity ofjapan s enduring quakes. toshio iwahama lives here alone after losing his wife. at 82, he doesn t know how he ll manage the repairs. translation: we always have
japan s isolated noto peninsula. the roads blocking their way. they re trying to reach these worst affected areas in the north where people are trapped under their collapsed homes. many families were out at temples, celebrating new year s day, whenjapan was hit by its strongest earthquake in 12 years. nomura san thought his shrine was going to collapse. the whole gate was swaying. the alleyway was swaying, too. the children had to squat on the floor so as not to fall over, he told me. alerts chime. as we travel towards the epicentre, we re alerted to another earthquake. these aftershocks keep coming. further in, old wooden homes have been brought to the ground not made to withstand the ferocity ofjapan s enduring quakes. toshio iwahama lives here alone after losing his wife. at 82, he doesn t know how he ll manage the repairs.