high was expected to hit Niigata and other prefectures on the western coast of Japan. Smaller tsunami waves were already confirmed to have reached the coastline, according to NHK. The earthquakes ...

The extent of the damage following a massive earthquake along the Sea of Japan coast on New Year ... reported in the prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata, Fukui, Toyama, and Gifu.

A massive earthquake of 7.6 magnitude hit Japan today triggering a tsunami warning. According to media report, Japan Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warnings for the coastal prefectures of ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warnings for the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama, marking the first major warnings since the March 2011 earthquake and ...

Japan has warned the next "big one" earthquake to hit its Pacific coast could kill nearly 300,000 people, create £1.4trillion worth of damage to the country's economy and generate 12.3 million ...

About 60,000 residents of Ishikawa, Niigata and other Japanese ... More than 300 earthquakes of different strength have already occurred in Japan since Monday. The magnitude of the worst was ...

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An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Seismology. No reports of any damage have been reported yet. Tremors of the first earthquake ...

One of Japan’s most popular firework festivals was held in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture ... hopes for the area’s recovery from a major earthquake that hit in 2004.

The Onagawa plant is the first to restart operations in eastern Japan. The government ... Power Co., located in Niigata Prefecture. Meanwhile, in the 2011 earthquake, a 13-meter tall tsunami ...