An 86-year-old man who had continued to seek a retrial over his conviction in a high-profile murder case in this eastern ...

According to prefectural officials, deaths in three Ishikawa Prefecture municipalities were asked to be confirmed, which they did later that month, bringing the official death toll to 260.

KANAZAWA--The death toll from the New Year’s Day earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture stood at 65 as of 3 p.m. on Jan. 3, prefectural officials said. The magnitude-7.6 earthquake in the Noto ...