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More than 50 aftershocks strong enough to be felt have been recorded since, including one at 5.8 magnitude on Friday night...
A strong, shallow offshore earthquake hit central Japan on Friday afternoon, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 others and disrupting plans for holidaymakers...
The magnitude 6.2 quake struck Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of Japans main island of Honshu, the U.S. Geological Survey said..
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who returned from a multinational trip to Africa and Singapore on Friday night, expressed condolences to quake victims and urged residents to use ample caution amid possible strong aftershocks and secondary mudslides...
East Japan Railway Co. said bullet trains connecting Tokyo and Kanazawa in Ishikawa prefecture were temporarily halted for safety checks but resumed normal operations, with some delays...
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