M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) arrives at his office in Tokyo shortly after midnight on April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit western Japan's Ehime and Kochi prefectures around an hour earlier.

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