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The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, HonshuJapan has dropped its highest-level tsunami alert after issuing one after a series of major earthquakes on M…
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The epicenter of the quake was in Ishikawa Prefecture, along the west coast of Japan.
The number of 18-year-olds in Japan totaled a record low of 1.06 million as of Monday, a government estimate showed, as the country continues to grapple with a falling birthrate. From a report: The number of those that have reached Japan’s legal adult …
Residents on the west coast of Japan’s main island have been told not to return to their homes amid risks of tsunamis following a series of earthquakes on New Year’s Day.
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Major tsunami warnings downgraded but residents in coastal areas told not to return to homesA powerful earthquake has struck central Japan’s western coastline, triggering waves over a metre high and prompting tsunami alerts and warnings for people to e…
Officials ordered residents of the Noto Peninsula to leave for higher ground immediately, warning that there could be waves as high as five meters.
Buildings collapse, trapping residents, and fires break out but tsunami warning lowered after series of major earthquakes in Japan Japan issues tsunami warnings for west coast after 7.6-magnitude earthquakeThe first reports of injuries are coming in fr…
TOKYO (Reuters) — A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit central Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate. A tsunami around 1 meter high struck parts of the coast along the Sea of Jap…