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Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi speaks during a news conference at the prefectural government headquarters in the city of Niigata, May 28, 2025. (Mainichi/Noriaki Kinoshita) NIIGATA -- Niigata Gov.

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The largest and deadliest earthquake to strike Japan in a dozen years hit New Year ... Kanazawa, a Buffalo sister city 75 miles away from the epicenter, avoided related fatalities, but not ...

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