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Powerful 7.1 Quake Strikes Kumamoto; Death Toll Climbs as Rescuers Work Collapsed Mall and Paper Plant

The government has launched a large Self‑Defense Forces and emergency response to reach trapped people while aftershocks and utility outages complicate access.

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Study Finds Reflected Seismic Waves Triggered 3,000‑km Slip That Shifted Japan East

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Magnitude 6.7 Quake Off Ofunato Jolts Tohoku With No Tsunami Threat

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Japan Ends Major-Quake Advisory After New 6.1 Tremor in Hokkaido

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Magnitude 7.7 Quake Off Japan Prompts Tsunami Alerts and Rare Seven-Day Warning

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Strong Quake Off Northern Japan Triggers Tsunami Alerts

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Magnitude 7.5 Quake Off Japan’s Sanriku Coast Triggers Tsunami Warnings

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Powerful 7.1 Quake Strikes Kumamoto; Death Toll Climbs as Rescuers Work Collapsed Mall and Paper Plant

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Two Tropical Storms Threaten Japan as Meteorologists Warn of Possible Fujiwhara Interaction

Tropical Storm Mekkhala Forces Mass Evacuations in Japan as Taiwan Battles Floods

Study Finds Reflected Seismic Waves Triggered 3,000‑km Slip That Shifted Japan East

Magnitude 6.7 Quake Off Ofunato Jolts Tohoku With No Tsunami Threat

Japan Ends Major-Quake Advisory After New 6.1 Tremor in Hokkaido

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Japan Lifts Tsunami Alerts After 7.5+ Offshore Quake, Cites Slight Rise in Mega-Quake Risk

Tsunami Warnings Lifted After Strong Quake Off Northeast Japan

Tsunami Alerts Lifted After Northern Japan Quake as Short-Term Risk Rises

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alert After Northern Quake and Warns of Higher Mega-Quake Risk

Magnitude 7.7 Quake Off Japan Prompts Tsunami Alerts and Rare Seven-Day Warning

Strong Quake Off Northern Japan Triggers Tsunami Alerts

Magnitude 7.5 Quake Off Japan’s Sanriku Coast Triggers Tsunami Warnings

Japan Cold Wave Leaves 46 Dead as Rising Temperatures Raise Avalanche Risk

Japan’s Heavy Snowfall Leaves 46 Dead as Self-Defense Forces Join Relief Effort

Japan’s M6.2 Off Shimane Spurs Dozens of Aftershocks, Peru Registers M5.6

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