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Strong earthquakes strike western Japan killing and injuring many
A sequence of powerful quakes in western Japan left at least eight dead with widespread damage. Ishikawa prefecture and Wajima city reported casualties as 1,000 soldiers joined rescue efforts and tsunami warnings were issued then downgraded.
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Japan
Nanao
Ishikawa
Wajima
Kyodo
Fumio Kishida
Kishida
Japan Meteorological Agency
Honshu
Hokkaido
Korean Peninsula
Russia
Gangwon
Yonhap
Weather Bureau
Donghae
Sea of Japan
East Sea
Ishikawa Prefecture
Japan Sea