TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news:
Thursday marks one month since a magnitude 7.6 earthquake rocked central Japan, leaving over 200 dead and thousands more living in shelters. Authorities are now working to support survivors on the long road to recovery.
In Ishikawa Prefecture, 238 people have been confirmed dead, with another 19 still unaccounted for.
As of Wednesday, over 46,000 homes were confirmed to have been damaged, many of them in the Noto Peninsula.
That has forced over 14,000 people into evacuation centers. More than 4,000 of them are living in secondary evacuation centers, such as inns and hotels, often in locations far from their homes.
In many areas, key infrastructure remains non-functional. More than 4...