Residents of areas struck by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake have expressed dissatisfaction over the results of local governments' assessments of their damaged homes.

According to six municipalities in Ishikawa Prefecture that were hit especially hard by the 7.6 magnitude quake, 37% of houses that underwent building damage assessments received reinvestigations after complaints.

Many have noted inconsistencies in assessments and discrepancies between the results and the actual situations, posing challenges to residents' efforts to rebuild their lives.