TOKYO: An 80-centimetre (31-inch) tsunami wave hit a port in northern Japan Monday after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake ...

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Japan was hit by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday, Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, issuing a tsunami warning for waves up to three metres (10 feet).

TOKYO — A powerful earthquake struck western Japan on New Year’s Day, killing dozens of people, destroying homes and triggering fears of greater harm from aftershocks, tsunamis and landslides. Japan ...