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A strong earthquake has hit near central Japan, but officials say there was no preliminary damage and no threat of a tsunami ... ( read original story ...)

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno says the government has set up a disaster countermeasures office in a crisis management centre headed by the prime minister in response to the earthquake. ( read original story ...)

The quake hit the central Ishikawa region at 2.42 pm (05.42 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake, jolted Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan on Friday afternoon, leaving several people injured and damages to buildings, local media reported. ( read original story ...)

A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Friday, forcing a brief suspension of bullet train services, but no tsunami warning was issued, ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan side of central Japan and surrounding areas on Friday, but there is no threat of a damaging tsunami, ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck Ishikawa Prefecture on Japan’s west coast at 2:42 p.m. local time, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Friday. There is no threat of a tsunami, it said. ( read original story ...)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on Richter scall striked Japan's wester perfecture Ishikawa on Friday. The high intensity quake occured 10 kilometres deep in Ishikawa Prefectur in afternoon. However, no tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake ... ( read original story ...)

However, the Japan Meteorological Agency said in a statement that the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.3 that rocked Ishikawa province and surrounding areas of central Japan, Kyodo News reported. There was no threat of a tsunami, ( read original story ...)

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Manami Kajiwara will soon mark the 12th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake with sadness, as her mother died in the ensuing tsunami. But thanks to someone who helped put a smile back ... ( read original story ...)

Japan witnessed an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale on May 1, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. ( read original story ...)

KATSUREN: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale struck 79 km East Southeast of Katsuren-hasbara, Japan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.The earthquake ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 80 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan at 0759 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake, which measured a 2 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 10 kilometers near Okinawa Honoshima area on Monday at 12:22 p.m. A tsunami forecast, which ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 79 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan at 03:22:09 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.813 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)