Ishinomaki was mauled more than any other municipality by the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that struck on March 11, 2011. Close to 4,000 residents lost their lives.

Ishinomaki Laboratory furniture has appeared at trade shows around the world, earning significant acclaim. 10:48 This reaction from abroad only increased Ashizawa's confidence in his brand.

Galvanized by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the manager of a kimono fabric store in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, began crafting kokeshi dolls in 2014 to promote his ...

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture—A school building here that was destroyed in a water-fire combination during the 2011 tsunami has been rebuilt into a disaster memorial. The former Kadonowaki ...