Tsunami warning issued in Japan

Tsunami warning issued in Japan

A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 30, 2025, after the agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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