Some schools reopen in Japan's areas hardest-hit by New Year's earthquake
The HinduTwo weeks after the deadly New Year's Day earthquake struck Japan's north-central region of Noto, some schools reopened and limited garbage collection resumed on January 15 in rare hopeful signs amid the devastation that thousands of people still face in the area. Classes restarted at nearly 20 elementary, junior high and high schools Monday in some of the hardest-hit towns, including Wajima and Noto, and many students returned, but some, whose families were badly hit by the quake, were absent. But many residents remain without running water or electricity — more than 55,000 homes are without running water and 9,100 households have no electricity — and water pipe repairs could take months, officials said. Monday's appearance was his first this year since he cancelled the annual January 2 New Year public greeting event due to the quake.
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