A series of earthquakes that struck western Japan on Monday killed at least 55 people and damaged thousands of buildings January 2, 2024
Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\n\nJapanese officials report that a series of earthquakes that struck western Japan on Monday killed at least 57 people and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles, and boats.\nNearly 400 people escaped a burning plane in Tokyo after a Japan Airlines flight collided with a Coast Guard aircraft on the runway of Haneda Airport. Five people on board the smaller Coast Guard airplane died in the incident. They were part of the aid effort underway following the earthquake in Japan.\nHamas and Hezbollah officials say top Hamas official Saleh Arouri has been killed in an explosion in a southern Beirut suburb.\nThe Israeli military has announced that it is withdrawing thousands of troops from the Gaza Strip, despite ongoing fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants.\nAs Israel\u2019s war in Gaza continues, a spillover conflict is heating up in the Middle East as the United States fights Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea, and Iran vows to continue to support them.\nIsrael\u2019s Supreme Court struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s contentious judicial overhaul.\nCalifornia water regulators\u2019 first mountain snowpack measurement of the season coming in far below average for this time of year in the state\u2019s first snow survey. But water officials say there\u2019s still plenty of time left to make up the difference.\nThe beginning of the new year in California brings new state laws into effect, some of which could impact state residents.\nBART trains on the transit system\u2019s Yellow Line were running on time today, a day after a derailment and fire on a train near the Orinda Station caused widespread delays in the East Bay on New Year\u2019s Day.\n\nBystanders look at damages somewhere near Noto town in the Noto peninsula facing the Sea of Japan, northwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, following Monday\u2019s deadly earthquake. A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned that more quakes could lie ahead. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)\nThe post A series of earthquakes that struck western Japan on Monday killed at least 55 people and damaged thousands of buildings \u2013 January 2, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.