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An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Hokkaido in Japan on Saturday afternoon, the country's Meteorological Agency said, adding that it hit at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). The epicentre of the earthquake ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake struck northern Japan on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), with no immediate reports of damage. The magnitude 6.1 quake hit near the city of Kushiro on the ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale occurred off the coast of Japan's Hokkaido island. - The tremors occurred at 9:37 AM Greenwich Mean Time, reported the Japan ... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan’s Hokkaido on Saturday afternoon, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The quake occurred at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the coast of Kushiro in Japan's Hokkaido on Saturday, local weather ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Hokkaido in Japan on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said, adding that it hit at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Hokkaido, Japan Region at 08:37:14 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 ... ( read original story ...)

Persistent rice overproduction in Japan means that soaring rice prices are a symptom of systemic issues within Japan’s rice markets ... ( read original story ...)

Fourteen years since one of the worst nuclear accidents in history, Japan is getting creative in the effort to convince people that the contaminated soil is safe enough to be recycled. ( read original story ...)

The soil, which retains low-level radioactivity, will be used in flower beds to prove its suitability for public works Japan's government on Tuesday pledged to spread soil collected from near the ... ( read original story ...)

A Japan Sumo Association referee is accused of embezzling quake relief funds for children, spending millions on gambling. ( read original story ...)

Holiday bookings to Japan from key Asian markets have plunged as a dire prediction made in a graphic novel goes viral on social media. ( read original story ...)

Ticket bookings from Hong Kong to Japan dropped by up to 50 percent after a manga artist released a comic predicting a natural disaster. ( read original story ...)

Comic book ‘catastrophe warning’ prompts superstitious travellers to cancel Japan trips - Japan bookings have dropped 50 per cent after manga artist ‘predicted’ natural disaster, says Hong Kong travel ... ( read original story ...)

Travel bookings to Japan from Asian markets have significantly decreased due to earthquake predictions from a manga novel, sparking concerns among travelers. Flight reservations from Taiwan, South ... ( read original story ...)

Greater Bay Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines have both scaled back some flights to Japan as officials implore the general public not to give stock to the rumours. Japan’s Meteorological Agency’s ... ( read original story ...)