Authorities in Japan s Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit by a powerful earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks on New Year s Day, are still trying to establish the fate of 51 missing people, the Japanese news agency reported on Thursday.
Search and rescue operations continue in Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan after it was rocked by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day, with the death toll rising to 78 and many still unaccounted for as of Thursday..
Passengers express their relief and recalled tense moments following their narrow escape from a Japan Airlines Co. jet that caught fire after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard airplane at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
Japan will introduce a new communications system in April, enabling public authorities to share live images and other information, such as locations, in the event of a disaster, according to a source familiar with the matter.