Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan, tsunami warning issued

Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan, tsunami warning issued

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo after a powerful earthquake hit northeastern Japan late on March 16, 2022. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast in the region.

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