MYSTERIOUS: Noto | Mind Blowing Facts

Police name British man found dead on popular holiday island

Italian authorities are investigating the death of 35-year-old British man Benjamin John Braithwaite, whose body was found near Noto in Sicily . Carabinieri officers discovered a rope nearby and are investigating potential neck injuries alongside possible substance presence. Police clarified that no evidence linked to esoteric rituals was found near…

The Independent UK · Sep 15

Japan: Record-price yellowtail sells for over 22,000 euros at Ishikawa’s first winter auction

A Kirameki-branded winter yellowtail from quake-hit Noto fetched a record-tying 4 million yen at Ishikawa Prefecture’s first auction of the season.

Euronews · Dec 2, 2025

The little-visited region that could be the answer to Japan’s overtourism problem

Not everywhere in Japan is suffering from overtourism, says Kate Crockett – the rural Noto Peninsula is welcoming tourists with open arms

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Japan’s Noto earthquake: thousands of survivors struggle as accusations of neglect grow

The lives of 14,000 people affected by the New Year’s day disaster remain in limbo, living in evacuation shelters, and surviving hand to mouth

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2024

In the aftermath of Japan’s Noto earthquake, what’s next for Ishikawa crafts?

Craftspeople from the Ishikawa craft district tell Wallpaper* how the 2024 Noto earthquake affected their community, and what lies ahead

Wallpaper · Jan 20, 2024

Some schools reopen and garbage collection resumes in Japan's areas hardest-hit by New Year's quake

Some schools have reopened and limited garbage collection has resumed in Japan’s northcentral region of Noto that was hit by the deadly New Year’s Day earthquake

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024

Japan's Kishida visits quake-hit region as concerns rise about diseases in evacuation centers

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting the country’s north-central region of Noto for the first time since the deadly Jan. 1 earthquakes to alleviate growing concern about slow relief work and the spread of diseases in evacuation centers

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2024

Japanese earthquake on Jan. 1 shifted coastline over 800 feet, satellite photos show

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Jan. 1, causing uplift that extended the coastline along areas of the Noto Peninsula by up to 820 feet (250 meters), as new satellite images show.

Space · Jan 11, 2024

‘Our minds are blank’: how ‘earthquake resilient’ Japan fails its ageing rural communities

Older people living in isolated places and outdated homes face enormous danger when disaster strikes

The Guardian - AU · Jan 5, 2024

Japanese rescuers race to find survivors as quake death toll rises to 78

Scale of damage to roads and poor weather hamper relief efforts, three days after quake off Noto Peninsula.

Al Jazeera · Jan 4, 2024