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Offshore quake causes tsunamis, nuclear worries in Japan

In this image made off a video released by Miyagi Prefectural Police, water rush up Sunaoshi river in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. A powerful earthquake off the northeast Japanese shore Tuesday sent residents fleeing to higher ground and prompted worries about the Fukushima nuclear power plant destroyed by a tsunami five year ago. (Miyagi Prefectural Police/Kyodo News via AP)
Latest North Korea missile launch lands near Japan waters, alarms Tokyo
FILE PHOTO – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 3rd Meeting of Activists in Fisheries under the Korean People’s Army (KPA) in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang December 29, 2015. KCNA/ via REUTERS/ File Photo
Japan police search home of suspect in stabbing spree

Police officers enter into the house of Satoshi Uematsu, the suspect in a mass stabbing attack, in Sagamihara, outside of Tokyo, Wednesday, July 27, 2016. The suspect was being transferred Wednesday from a local police station to the prosecutor’s office in Yokohama. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Japan puts military on alert for possible North Korea missile launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Kwisong Saltern to learn about the salt production from underground ultra-saline water by the KPA in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 24, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA
Japan earthquakes make locals panic buy supplies until the shelves are empty

Japanese locals panic buy supplies until the shelves are empty, leaving many to queue up for food and water after two deadly earthquakes
‘Buried alive’: Japan rushes to aid earthquake victims as storm approaches

A road damaged by the 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto, Japan. Taro Karibe, Getty Images
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region and killed 10 people
Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupts
Photo: Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupts, meteorological agency estimates ash to 15,000 feet – @lv_yst
Sakurajima Volcano Erupts Spectacularly in Southern Japan

Lightening strikes as lava flows from Mount Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture at 6:57 p.m. Friday, a minute after the volcano erupted. | KYODO (Japan Times)
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