The world in brief: Japan earthquake kills 1, injures 22

A strong, shallow earthquake hit central Japan on Friday afternoon, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 others, but no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude 6.2 quake struck Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, ( read original story ...)

Spooks and kooks on a Japanese island

Most Japanese schoolchildren know the kappa as a trickster who looks like a cross between a frog and a turtle with an indented head. If you're not careful, it could drag you into the river to drown. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s 9.0 earthquake

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