Youth Volunteers Clear Disaster Waste Following Noto Earthquake
Japan
2024
![A group of people carrying damaged furniture to a car.](/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/volunteers-ishikawa-earthquake.jpg)
Volunteers helping to dispose damaged furniture in Nanao City [© Seikyo Shimbun]
On February 14, the Soka Gakkai’s Seikyo Shimbun newspaper reported on the ongoing volunteer activities of young men’s division members in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, following the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake that occurred on January 1. On February 10 and 12, volunteers visited the homes of those affected in the city of Nanao to clear and dispose of damaged furniture and household goods. On February 11, another group supported recovery efforts in Shika town, located on the southwestern coast of Noto Peninsula.