Since the Noto Peninsula earthquake and torrential rain disaster, recovery work and support for daily life have continued from various organisations in both the public and private sectors.
As Japan is an earthquake-prone island nation and an economic superpower, there is a perception that recovery and reconstruction are steadily progressing, and in fact there is very little news coverage of the Noto Peninsula earthquake in the UK.
However, what is not well known is that due to the unique geographical conditions of the peninsular that juts out into the Sea of Japan, the recovery and reconstruction process is different from that of past major earthquakes, and the torrential rain that followed the earthquake was fatal to the affected areas.
As a result, even a year after the earthquake, the recovery work necessary for the people of the affected areas to rebuild their lives is progressing very slowly, and feelings of isolation are mounting.