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No problems were detected at the various monitoring posts for nuclear plants in the area. Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location along the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. The agency ...

TOKYO — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the country’s southwest. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.

TOKYO (AP) — A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.