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Japan boosts aid as poor conditions affect quake survivors

today12 January, 2024

Background
Japan’s government is boosting aid to the earthquake struck Ishikawa region as tens of thousands of people remain in evacuation centers. Tokyo is elevating the seriousness of the quake to a ‘disaster of extreme severity’ in order to unlock access to extra funds for the region. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

Written by: Leonard Witbeen