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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Hiroshi HIYAMA

A Fearful New Year In Temporary Homes After Japan Quake

The earthquake on New Year's Day 2024 was Japan's deadliest in over a decade, claiming nearly 470 lives (Credit: AFP)

Before the earthquake changed everything, 83-year-old Sueko Naka from Japan's remote Noto Peninsula wished to live out her life at home, watched over by an altar to her ancestors.

But a year after a 7.5-magnitude quake and its aftershocks devastated the region, she lives in a small temporary unit with her husband and daughter, facing an uncertain future.

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