**January 6th, 2024 – NHK News is reporting ongoing cancellation at Haneda Airport due to the investigation of the JAL collision with a rescue flight heading to Ishikawa. [At least 32,300 passengers are estimated to be affected, including 14,300 from JAL and 18,000 from ANA. Disruptions are expected to continue on Sunday as well. Ninety-eight JAL flights and 96 ANA flights have already been canceled.](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240106_15/) Please continue to monitor information on flights coming in and out of Haneda to confirm you are not affected, and be proactive in contacting your airline should a cancellation occur.**
**A reminder that local authorities are working hard to assist the affected areas, and tourists and tourism in the area is unwise at this time. Please stay out of the affected areas, even to offer assistance, as doing so without prior invitation will put a further burden on the rescue crews dealing with the disaster. If you are looking to donate cash, the Japanese Red Cross is asking you do so through *your* country’s website, as many donations coming from overseas are not accepted by their online website.**
**As of January 3rd, 2024, the Tsunami Warning has been downgraded to a Tsunami Advisory, but Authorities are urging people to be aware and prepared for ongoing tremors through the week. Fires occurred in areas of Ishikawa and Noto, specifically Suzu City, and buildings have collapsed or are at risk of collapse during another strong tremor. It is possible that strong shaking or other earthquakes will occur through the week, increasing the risk of another tsunami.**
**If you have plans to be in the Noto/Ishikawa area this week, please contact your accommodations to either confirm or cancel your bookings. *Trains may still have delays and closures due to checks for possible damage and the risk of ongoing tremors.* Please be patient with staff, and heed the requests of local authorities in the area at all times. Remember, your personal safety is always far more important than any vacation.**
**Travel Information & Links:**
>- **Flights to and from the area out of Haneda [continue to see cancellations and suspensions for January 5th, and likely into the 6th as well.](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240106_15/) Please contact your airline directly to make alternate arrangements if necessary.**
>- [**Information on the Hokuriku Shinkansen.**](https://global.trafficinfo.westjr.co.jp/en/h_shinkansen/)
>- [**Information on the Hokuriku Area.**](https://global.trafficinfo.westjr.co.jp/en/hokuriku/)
>- [**Information on JR West’s Limited Express Trains.**](https://global.trafficinfo.westjr.co.jp/en/express/)
>- [**Information on JR East’s Shinkansen.**](https://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/shinkansen.aspx)
>- [**Information on JR East’s Limited Express Trains.**](https://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/chyokyori.aspx)
>- [**Information on Shin’etsu Area Trains.**](https://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/shinetsu.aspx)
>- [**Information on Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen.**](https://traininfo.jr-central.co.jp/shinkansen/pc/en/ti99.html)
>- [**Infoirmation on JR Central’s Lines.**](https://traininfo.jr-central.co.jp/zairaisen/index.html?lang=en)
>- [**Information from Hokutetsu**](http://www.hokutetsu.co.jp/unkojoho) – the major local transport provider in Kanazawa and Ishikawa. Currently they have announced all trains and buses on 2 January will be cancelled.
>- **JR East US Official [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/C1kLLS8xkuB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=YzZhZTZiNWI3Nw==)** is reporting that the **Joetsu Shinkansen between Echigo-Yuzawa and Niigata Stations, and the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Nagano and Kanazawa Stations are undergoing equipment inspection. Shinkansen trains serving those stations will not operate on the morning of Tuesday, January 2, on those sections, and operations may also be cancelled in the afternoon or later depending on the inspection status.** For details, please see the JR East website.
>- **Major highways are closed or remain blocked due to damage/inspection, including Hokuriku Expressway between Maruoka IC and Niigata-Chuo IC, so access to most of Ishikawa and Toyama Prefectures is extremely limited. Please avoid the area in order to allow ongoing rescue and repair operations to proceed.**
**Newscasts & Disaster Information:**
>- **NHK Live Broadcast from the local TV station, translated in English with AI – https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/gtvlive/**
>- **Live News Article feed showing photos of the damage, and updating information in English – https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/2935/**
>- **Further information from Japan Meteorological Agency Bosai Disaster Page – https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#4/34.5/137/&elem=warn&contents=tsunami&lang=en**
>- **Further Disaster Information and Useful Links for Tourists in Japan – https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/pdf/disaster_e.pdf**
**Previous Posts:**
>- **January 6th, 2024** – [**Japan’s M7.6 quake death toll hits 110 in Ishikawa Prefecture
.**](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240106_17/) **Several roads remain blocked, making it difficult to reach survivors. The central government is sending relief supplies to isolated coastal areas by sea. More than 170 people are still stranded. Authorities are warning that the weekend’s weather will only worsen the danger. Rain is forecast through Sunday across the Hokuriku region and Niigata Prefecture, along the Sea of Japan coast. The ground has been loosened, and even a small amount of rain could trigger more landslides. Severe seismic activity on the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas continues. A strong 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck the prefecture on Saturday morning. Authorities are urging residents to stay alert for more, possibly as large as the first.**
>- **January 2nd, 2024** – [**1,400 passengers in halted bullet train cars after quakes.**](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/2936/) West Japan Railway says four trains remain stranded. The operator says the trains are still powered, the air conditioners are functioning, and employees have delivered food to the passengers by car. The company says it plans to continue the suspension of services between Nagano station and Kanazawa station until around noon on Tuesday.
>- **January 2nd, 2024** – [**M7.6 quake rocks central Japan, triggers major tsunami alert and fire – Kyodo News**](https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/01/bf8804dd0d65-urgent-m74-quake-rocks-central-japan-large-tsunami-warning-issued.html) The tsunami warning was issued for the Noto Peninsula in the prefecture before being downgraded hours later. It was the first time such a major warning had been issued since the 2011 magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan areas and triggered the Fukushima nuclear crisis. The quake, which also shook buildings in central Tokyo, occurred around 4:10 p.m., registering a maximum 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale on the peninsula, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A tsunami measuring 1.2 meters or higher reached Wajima Port in the region.
>- **January 1st, 2024** – NHK news is reporting a serious earthquake has struck Ishikawa and Noto, and a 5m Tsunami is arriving. Please evacuate to higher ground as soon as possible. Please stay away from rivers, streams and the ocean during this time, and evacuate to higher ground. People in the affected areas must evacuate immediately. Escape to a higher, safe location right away. The time of the tsunami’s arrival is just an estimate. Waves could actually arrive sooner or later. Continue to evacuate as long as the warning is in place.
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