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The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that a significant 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck close to Taiwan just before 9:00 am local time in Japan (0000 GMT) on Wednesday leading to the issuance of tsunami warnings for the southern Japanese islands...
The agency forecasted tsunami waves reaching the heights of up to three meters (10 feet) imminently for distant Japanese islands close to Taiwan, such as Miyakojima island...
Flights were suspended at the main airport in Japan's southern region of Okinawa on Wednesday due to a tsunami alert triggered by an earthquake in Taiwan...
Operations at Naha Airport were suspended from 9:25 am local time (0025 GMT) as a precautionary measure, a transport ministry official stationed at the airport told AFP, adding that "incoming flights need to divert"...
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