After Quake, Concerns Rise About Diseases in Japan’s Evacuation Centers

This Jan. 11, 2024, photo shows an evacuation center set up in Kanazawa, after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Sunday the country's north-central region of Noto for the first time since the deadly Jan. 1 earthquakes to alleviate growing concern about slow relief work and the spread of diseases in evacuation centers.