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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 and depth of 140 km (87 miles) hit northern Japan's Hokkaido prefecture on Sunday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.2 has hit Hokkaido, northern Japan. Authorities say there is no threat of tsunami. The quake struck at around 6:55 p.m. on Sunday. The Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)

With the Tokyo stock market reaching its highest level in a third of a century, there are encouraging signs that Japan is beginning to emerge from a lost generation that never seemed to end ... ( read original story ...)

The earthquake and tsunami caused devastating damage, with 120,000 homes completely destroyed and more than a million half or partially wrecked. In total, 19,759 people died. ( read original story ...)

One of the most seismically active regions in the world, Japan now has vending machines that act as part of its earthquake disaster response. ( read original story ...)

Two vending machines in this western Japan city will offer free food and drinks in times of disaster such as typhoons or a Nankai Trough･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

The Fukushima plant went into triple meltdown after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami struck in March 2011, causing nuclear fuel to melt through the bottom of the pressure vessel. ( read original story ...)

The Mainichi Shimbun has put together information advising what you can do when a major earthquake strikes, including how to protect yourself physical ... ( read original story ...)

5.8-magnitude tremor hits Volcano Islands, Japan region. This is a developing story. Please come back later for more updates ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, one of the world's most seismically active countries, is known for its Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system that alerts people if a quake of magnitude 5 or higher is expected. The EEW system aims to mitigate earthquake damage by allowing people to take shelter and leave dangerous areas in case strong tremors jolt a ...

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Friday shook eastern Japan, including Tokyo, but officials said there were no threats of a tsunami. ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake shook Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered off the east coast of Chiba Peninsula at a depth of ... ( read original story ...)

Saudi Gazette reportTOKYO — Saudi Arabia's embassy in Japan said that it is following up the earthquake that hit eastern Japan, confirming the safety of all the Saudi citizens there.The embassy has ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake shook eastern Japan with a magnitude of 6.2, according to public broadcaster NHK. The temblor shook buildings in Tokyo as well as the surrounding prefectures, according to local media. ( read original story ...)

Starbucks CEO says around 100 of its 900 Japanese locations closed because of the Japan earthquake and tsunami, 10 of which were permanently destroyed. Starbucks CEO says around 100 of its 900 ... ( read original story ...)

Great East Japan Earthquake, new video from the Fukushima Prefecture, "Fukushima Now," highlights reconstruction progress. ( read original story ...)