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5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warn
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 18 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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5.8 magnitude quake hits Japan's Chiba
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 28 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale struck off Chiba Prefecture of Japan on Sunday morning.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay begins in Fukushima
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Fukushima [Japan], March 25 (ANI): The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay kicked off in Fukushima on Thursday. It will travel through all of the country's 47 prefectures over the next 121 days before arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on July 23.
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3 die in quake in China's Xinjiang: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], March 24 (ANI): At least three people have died in a 5.4-magnitude earthquake that jolted Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang on early Wednesday morning.
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After quake, Japanese govt warns of tsunami in coastal areas
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 21 (ANI): Following a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 that shook eastern and northeastern Japan on Saturday, the Japanese government warned that a tsunami of up to 1 metre could hit coastal areas of Miyagi Prefecture.
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Seven injured in earthquake off Japan's Miyagi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 21 (ANI/Sputnik): At least seven people have been injured as a result of the earthquake that hit the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Miyagi, NHK reported on Saturday, citing the national fire department.
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7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts northeastern Japan: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 20 (ANI): A strong earthquake of 7.2-magnitude on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of northeastern Japan at a depth of 60 km on Saturday evening.
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Japan mulls lifting coronavirus state of emergency as strain on healthcare
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 17 (ANI): Japanese officials are thinking about lifting the coronavirus state of emergency currently in place for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures, as the strain on the healthcare system is easing, reported NHK World on Tuesday.
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Several people injured as Avalanche hits central Japan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): An avalanche occurred in the Nagano prefecture in central Japan on Sunday morning, injuring several skiers, local media reported.
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Japan to cull 77,000 chickens over new bird flu outbreak in Tochigi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 77,000 chickens will be culled in the Japanese prefecture of Tochigi due to a new outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
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Over 150 injured in 7.3-magnitude quake in northeastern Japan: Report
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Fukushima [Japan], February 14 (ANI): Over 150 people were wounded on Sunday after an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 jolted northeastern Japan late Saturday night, Sputnik reported citing a report from Kyodo News Agency on Sunday.
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Another magnitude 5.2 earthquake rattles Japan's Fukushima Prefecture
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Fukushima [Japan], February 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Another 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday shortly after the region was hit by a strong earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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