Dossier
Hikawa
Coverage of Hikawa in the Nexus archive.
- ‘The shaking was terrifying’: stories of survival and loss emerge after Japan earthquake
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan, causing significant damage in Hikawa, where rescuers saved people from collapsed homes. Volunteer firefighter Tomohide Nagata described hearing a voice and a hand from a flattened house, leading to a successful rescue amid ongoing aftershocks.