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Sapporo is the largest city on Hokkaido, with nearly two million residents. The earthquake did not prompt a tsunami warning. The USGS initially reported the earthquake had a magnitude of 7 and later r... ( read original story ...)

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Japan‘s northern island of Hokkaido ... after a massive 2011 earthquake, Suga told a news conference. A fire broke out at a Mitsubishi Steel Mfg ... ( read original story ...)

The news service reports that the quake triggered a blackout across a wide area in Hokkaido. It also affected telephone service and television broadcasting in Sapporo. ( read original story ...)

A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 112 km southeast of Sapporo, Japan, at a depth of 66 km, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday. The offshore earthquake has not caused a tsunami, ... ( read original story ...)

southeast of Sapporo, which is a major metropolitan area of 1.9 million people. The Kyodo news service reports that in Tokyo, the central government set up a liaison unit at the crisis management cent... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.6 quake struck 70 miles south of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido, Japan, at approximately 3:07 a.m. Thursday and was followed by a magnitude 5.3 quake less than 20 minutes later, accor... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. Geological Survey said earlier it struck some 112 km (70 miles) southeast of Sapporo. Public broadcaster NHK showed a brick wall collapsed and broken glass in a home and quoted local police a... ( read original story ...)

AN EARTHQUAKE has hit Japan measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale in Sapporo, while Typhoon Jebi continues to plague Osaka. What is the latest travel advice for the country and is there a tsunami warning ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7 struck 112 km (70 miles) southeast of Sapporo, Japan at a depth of 66 km, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka enjoyed a comfortable 6-1 6-1 win over Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko at the U.S. Open on Wednesday to become the first Japanese woman in 22 years to reach the semi-final st... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka enjoyed a comfortable 6-1 6-1 win over Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko at the U.S. Open on Wednesday to become the first Japanese woman in 22 years to reach the semi ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Naomi Osaka charged into the first Grand Slam semifinal by a Japanese woman in 22 years, routing Lesia Tsurenko 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The No. 20 seed c... ( read original story ...)

A tanker is seen after it slammed into the side of a bridge connecting the airport to the mainland, damaging part of the bridge and the vessel in Osaka, western Japan on Sep 4, 2018. (Photo: Nobuki It... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, seeded 20th, secured victory on her fourth match point ... Keep up to date with the latest on skysports.com/tennis We will have news, previews, live blogs, reports and expert analysis from the ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori blazed a trail into the U.S. Open quarter-finals on Monday putting a Japanese man and woman in the last eight together at Flushing Meadows for ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK: Naomi Osaka enjoyed a comfortable 6-1 6-1 win over Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko at the U.S. Open on Wednesday to become the first Japanese woman in 22 years to reach the semi-final stage of ... ( read original story ...)