Exceptionally heavy rains have killed at least 19 people and flooded hundreds of houses on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, the local authorities said Friday.
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Japan early Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Sunday morning off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The ongoing radioactivity releases from damaged nuclear reactors in Japan after last week's historic earthquake are creating "one of the most challenging humanitarian operations ever conducted," according to Cmdr. Jeff Davis, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet in Japan.
As I try to write this essay, there is another aftershock -- a mere magnitude 6.2 event near the coast of Ibaragi, about 100 miles north of Tokyo. This was the third one I felt this morning in my office in a 12-story building on the campus of University of Tokyo.
Here is a quick look at Japan's nuclear industry and the problems faced at three plants since Friday's massive earthquake off northern Honshu, as compiled by the CNN Wire:
A tsunami advisory was cancelled in Japan Wednesday, hours after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the main island of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said.
A tsunami alert is issued in Japan following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
Two unrelated earthquakes have triggered tsunami watches in two parts of the world. CNN's Chad Myers reports.
A tsunami watch issued for five nations after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean was canceled about two hours later.
Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Tokyo on Friday as a typhoon-turned-tropical storm headed north after killing one person, injuring more than 40, and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes. At least three people were missing.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan's main island, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
A powerful typhoon has made landfall near Chiba city, east of the Japanese capital Tokyo, on Friday morning, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency.
A strong earthquake struck northern Japan Tuesday, injuring at least 39 people, three of them seriously, police said.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook the eastern and northeastern parts of Japan's main island of Honshu early on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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