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Strong earthquake injures 2, knocks off roof tiles in Japan

Tokyo - Egypt Today

A strong earthquake has shaken residents in a mountainous region of central Japan, injuring at least two people and knocking roof tiles off homes. The Japan Meteorological Agency says a magnitude 5.6 quake struck about 7am Sunday in Nagano prefecture, about 190 kilometers west of Tokyo. The US Geological Survey measured the magnitude at 5.2 Authorities say two people had..Read more

First woman to climb Everest dies at 77

TOKYO - Arab today

Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and later to conquer the world’s seven highest peaks, has died at the age of 77, Japanese media reported. Tabei, who died in hospital on Thursday after a battle with cancer, was a member of the Japanese Women’s Everest Expedition in 1975 when she summited Everest, the world’s highest peak at..Read more

Flights grounded as typhoon hits near Tokyo

Tokyo - Arab today

A strong typhoon struck near the Japanese capital Tokyo on Monday, with heavy rain and strong winds grounding more than 400 flights as officials warned of possible landslides and flooding. Typhoon Mindulle made landfall at about 12:30pm (0330 GMT) in Tateyama city, 80km southeast of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. As of 2pm, the storm was packing gusts up..Read more

Magnitude 6.3 quake hits Japan, no tsunami warning

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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 hit eastern Japan on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued, public boradcaster NHK said. There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries. source: GULF NEWS..Read more

Investigation launched into cause of massive blaze in Japan's Niigata prefecture

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Police and firefighters launched an investigation on Friday into the cause of a massive blaze that broke out on Thursday morning and destroyed around 150 buildings and injured 11 people in Niigata Prefecture, on the west coast of Japan's Honshu Island. According to Japan's public broadcaster NHK, the fire, which broke out in a local noodle restaurant in Itoigawa City..Read more

Strong quake hits Japan, triggers Fukushima tsunami

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A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan on Tuesday, sparking panic and triggering a tsunami including a one-metre (three-foot) wave that crashed ashore at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. National broadcaster NHK urged residents to "flee immediately" to higher ground, reminding viewers to heed the lessons of the "Great East Japan Earthquake". A massive undersea quake with a magnitude..Read more