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RECAP: Over 50 Injured After Strong M7.5 Quake Strikes Northern Japan

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off Aomori late Monday, December 8, triggering tsunami warnings across Hokkaido and Tohoku before being lifted early Tuesday. Over 50 injuries and power outages were reported. Authorities warn of a heightened risk of another major quake in the coming week.

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Japan: M7.5 Quake Hits Off Aomori Prefecture, Tsunami Warning Issued 6

A powerful Magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, December 8, injuring dozens of people and leading to immediate tsunami warnings and evacuation orders for residents. A 70 cm tsunami was observed at Kuji Port in Iwate Prefecture around 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, and all warnings were subsequently lifted.

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New Commander of U.S. Air Force Misawa base

Col. Paul Davidson of the U.S. Air Force speaks at a press conference on Sept. 10, 2024, at Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after taking the post of commander of the 35th Fighter Wing at the base in July.

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Blue Impulse flies over northeastern Japan

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies during an aviation festival at the Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2023.

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Blue Impulse flies over northeastern Japan

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies during an aviation festival at the Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2023.

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Blue Impulse flies over northeastern Japan

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies during an aviation festival at the Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2023.

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(2) IRCJ decides to bail out Daiei, Misawa Homes

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. President Toshio Hasumi (R) bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28 after the state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan decided to help rehabilitate the struggling retailer and home builder Misawa Homes Holdings Inc.

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(3) IRCJ decides to bail out Daiei, Misawa Homes

TOKYO, Japan - Misawa Homes Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Mizutani speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28 after the state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan decided to help rehabilitate the ailing home builder and struggling retailer Daiei Inc.

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(1)IRCJ decides to bail out Daiei, Misawa Homes

TOKYO, Japan - Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan President Atsushi Saito speaks at a press conference on IRCJ's decision to help rehabilitate struggling retailer Daiei Inc. and home builder Misawa Homes Holdings Inc.

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U.S. forces start dismantling "Elephant Cage" antenna at Misawa base

MISAWA, Japan - A ceremony is held in front of an antenna array at the U.S. military's Misawa Airbase in Aomori Prefecture on Oct. 15, 2014, before the military began dismantling the aged facility, nicknamed the "Elephant Cage," that was used to intercept radio transmissions during the Cold War era.

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U.S. military begins dismantling huge antenna in Japan

AOMORI, Japan - The U.S. military's aged antenna array at its Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shown in this file photo taken in September 2012, is being dismantled. The array, nicknamed the "Elephant Cage," was used to intercept ratio transmissions during the Cold War era.

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Global Hawk displayed at air fest at Misawa base

AOMORI, Japan - Aviation enthusiasts see a U.S. Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft on display at the 2014 Air Festival at the Air Self-Defense Force's Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture on Sept. 7, 2014, for the first such display at an air festival in Japan.

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Japan, U.S. conduct joint rescue drill in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - Soldiers of U.S. Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, and local Japanese firefighters carry "injured" people at the port of Mutsuogawara in the prefecture's Rokkasho village on Aug, 19, 2014, during a joint drill on the assumption that an F-16 fighter of the base crashed, injuring 11 people. Japan Coast Guard members and local Japanese police also took part.

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Triage decision in Japan-U.S. joint drill

AOMORI, Japan - Soldiers of U.S. Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, and local Japanese firefighters simulate the confirmation of a triage decision to determine the priority of patients for treatment based on the severity of their conditions during their joint drill at the port of Mutsuogawara in the prefecture's Rokkasho village on Aug. 19, 2014.

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U.S. F-16 fighter's shooting drill in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - A U.S. military F-16 fighter jet takes part in a shooting drill in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, in July 2014.

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F-16 fighter jet drill in Misawa

AOMORI, Japan - A training exercise involving U.S. military F-16 fighter jets takes place in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, in July 2014.

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U.S. drone in Japan

MISAWA, Japan - The U.S. Air Force shows reporters its Global Hawk surveillance drone at the Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 30, 2014.

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U.S. drone in Japan

MISAWA, Japan - The U.S. Air Force shows reporters its Global Hawk surveillance drone at the Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 30, 2014.

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U.S. drone arrives at Misawa base for 1st deployment in Japan

MISAWA, Japan - A U.S. Global Hawk surveillance drone arrives at the Misawa Air Base in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Aomori on May 24, 2014, for the first deployment of such an aircraft in the country. It is one of a pair of Guam-based Global Hawks to be deployed at Misawa from around May to October. The other is expected to arrive at the base on May 28.

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U.S. drone arrives at Misawa base for 1st deployment in Japan

MISAWA, Japan - A U.S. Global Hawk surveillance drone arrives at the Misawa Air Base in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Aomori on May 24, 2014, for the first deployment of such an aircraft in the country. It is one of a pair of Guam-based Global Hawks to be deployed at Misawa from around May to October. The other is expected to arrive at the base on May 28.

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U.S. drone arrives at Misawa base for 1st deployment in Japan

MISAWA, Japan - A U.S. Global Hawk surveillance drone is about to land at the Misawa Air Base in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Aomori on May 24, 2014, for the first deployment of such an aircraft in the country. It is one of a pair of Guam-based Global Hawks to be deployed at Misawa from around May to October. The other is expected to arrive at the base on May 28.

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U.S. drone arrives at Misawa base for 1st deployment in Japan

MISAWA, Japan - A U.S. Global Hawk surveillance drone is about to land at the Misawa Air Base in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Aomori on May 24, 2014, for the first deployment of such an aircraft in the country. It is one of a pair of Guam-based Global Hawks to be deployed at Misawa from around May to October. The other is expected to arrive at the base on May 28.

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Japan quake commemoration in U.S.

NEWPORT, United States - Part of a pier from Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, that was swept away by the March 11, 2011, tsunami goes on display in Newport, Oregon, on March 10, 2013. The pier washed up near Newport after floating across the Pacific Ocean.

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Japan quake commemoration in U.S.

NEWPORT, United States - Japanese Consul General in Portland Hirofumi Murabayashi (R) and former Newport Mayor Mark McConnell stand in front of part of a pier from Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on March 10, 2013, the day the pier went on display in the Oregon city. The pier was swept away by the March 11, 2011, tsunami and washed up near Newport after floating across the Pacific Ocean.

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U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes into sea off northern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a U.S. F-16 fighter jet. A plane of the same type crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 870 kilometers northeast of Nemuro, Hokkaido around 11:30 a.m. on July 22, 2012, the Japan Coast Guard said. The fighter had taken off from Misawa air base in Aomori Prefecture, base officials said.

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Japanese solar company under Chinese wing

BEIJING, China - Kuniko Misawa, who works for Suntech Power Japan Corp., stands in front of the headquarters of its parent company Suntech Power Holdings Co. in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, in May 2012. China's Suntech Group acquired the forerunner of the Japanese solar company in 2006.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Aomori Pref.

MISAWA, Japan - Members of the Aomori prefectural police (R) try to assess the severity of injuries of U.S. soldiers during a joint disaster drill by local authorities and the U.S. military under the premise that a U.S. helicopter crashed and burned in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 23, 2011. It was the first such exercise in Japan outside of Okinawa Prefecture which hosts the bulk of U.S. forces in Japan. Aomori Prefecture hosts Misawa Air Base.

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Pro wrestler Misawa dies from blow to head during match

TOKYO, Japan - This December 2007 file photo shows Japanese professional wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa (R) fighting Kenta Kobashi at the Nippon Budokan gymnasium in Tokyo. Misawa died June 13 after receiving a blow to his head when he was backdropped by his opponent during a match in Hiroshima.

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Pro wrestler Misawa dies from blow to head during match

OSAKA, Japan - This undated file photo shows Japanese professional wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa, who died June 13 after receiving a blow to his head when he was backdropped by his opponent during a match in Hiroshima.

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U.S. Misawa Air Base unveils missile defense system to locals

AOMORI, Japan - The U.S. military invited local officials to view a U.S. antimissile defense system near the U.S. Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture on Nov. 6. The photo shows a U.S. army officer explaining the functions of a mobile information processing system known as JTAGS to about 50 invited officials from the city of Misawa and the adjoining town of Tohoku. The system was deployed at the U.S. base last month.

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Misawa Homes to correct earnings reports

TOKYO, Japan - Misawa Homes Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Mizutani (C) apologizes in Tokyo on Dec. 18 after the company admitted that a regional sales subsidiary engaged in improper accounting practices when booking sales.

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Misawa Homes suspected of having cooked earnings

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows a building housing the head office of Misawa Homes Kyushu Co. Major home maker Misawa Homes Holdings Inc. is suspected of having cooked its group financial statements as officials at its sales subsidiary in Kyushu, Misawa Homes Kyushu Co., admitted Dec. 17 to improper accounting procedures.

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2 U.S. F-16 fighters make emergency landing at Hakodate airport

NAKODATE, Japan - Two F-16 fighters from the U.S. Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture made emergency landings at Hakodate airport in southern Hokkaido on Nov. 17, Japan's Defense Facilities Administration Agency said. Smoke billowed from the cockpit of one of the fighters but none of the crew on the two fighters was hurt.

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Toyota-led group to invest 25.8 bil. yen in Misawa Homes

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Mizutani (L), president of Misawa Homes Holdings Inc., and Mitsuo Kinoshita, senior managing director of Toyota Motor Corp., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on March 31. They announced that an alliance of Toyota, Nomura Principal Finance Co. and Aioi Insurance Co. will invest 25.8 billion yen in Misawa Homes Holdings Inc.

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Mizutani to become Misawa Homes president Dec. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Chiyoji Misawa (L), president of homebuilder Misawa Homes Holdings Inc., and Vice President Kazuo Mizutani speak to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 21 about Misawa's resignation from the presidency. Mizutani will replace Misawa, founder of the company, on Dec. 1.

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Misawa Homes to issue 100 bil. yen in shares

TOKYO, Japan - Misawa Homes Holdings Inc. President Chiyoji Misawa speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 30. He bared a new medium-term management plan including the sale of 100 billion yen worth of new preferred shares.

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Yang earns third gold in short track speed skating

MISAWA, Japan - China's Yang Yang raises her fist after winning the women's 3,000 short track speed skating at the Winter Asian Games in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 7. She was also the winner in the 500-meter and 1,000-meter events.

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China's Yang captures gold in 500 short track speed skating

MISAWA, Japan - Gold medalist Yang Yang of China (L) and bronze medalist Ri Hyang Mi of North Korea pose for photos in an award ceremony for the women's 500 meters in the short track speed skating event at the Winter Asian Games at Misawa Ice Arena in Aomori Prefecture on Feb. 6.

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China's Li wins men's 500 short track speed staking

MISAWA, Japan - Takafumi Nishitani (C) of Japan, silver medalist in the short track speed skating men's 500 meters at the Winter Asian Games, chases gold medalist Li Jiajun of China at Misawa Ice Arena in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 6.

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N. Korea's Ri wins bronze in 500 short track speed skating

MISAWA, Japan - North Korea's Ri Hyang Mi celebrates after winning bronze in the women's 500 meters in short track speed skating at the Winter Asian Games in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 6. It is the country's first medal of the games.

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Japan win silver medal in women's hockey

MISAWA, Japan - Members of Japan's women's hockey team show off their silver medals at Misawa Ice Arena on Feb. 5, the final day of the women's hockey tournament at the Winter Asian Games. Japan beat China 5-4.

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North defeats South in women's ice hockey

MISAWA, Japan - Players of North Korea's women's ice hockey team (right side) shake hands with opponents from South Korea at Misawa Ice Arena on Feb. 3 after the North Korean team won 10-0.

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Japan beats N. Korea in women's ice hockey

MISAWA, Japan - Yuki Togawa (R, front) of Japan scored the team's third goal in the second period against North Korea in the Winter Asian Games women's ice hockey tournament in Aomori on Jan. 31. Japan beat N. Korea 6-1 for its second straight victory in the tournament.

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Japan hammers S. Korea in women's ice hockey

MISAWA, Japan - Aki Tsuchida (18) of Japan scores the 20th goal against South Korea in the third period of the women's ice hockey tournament in the Winter Asian Games in Misawa, Aomori Prefecure, on Jan. 30. Japan crushed S. Korea 21-0.

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Spectators go through security at Misawa Ice Arena

MISAWA, Japan - Spectators go through a security gate at the entrance to Misawa Ice Arena in Aomori Prefecture on Jan. 30, when the Asian Games women's ice hockey opener between Kazakstan and North Korea was held.

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(3)N. Korea loses in Asian Games women's ice hockey opener

MISAWA, Japan - People cheer for the North Korean team during a women's ice hockey game against Kazakhstan in the Winter Asian Games in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Jan. 30.

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(1)N. Korea loses in Asian Games women's ice hockey opener

MISAWA, Japan - North Korea's goalkeeper Hong Pong Hui (L)defends against Kazakhstan's Dinara Dikambayeva (C on R side) in the third period of the women's ice hockey tournament in the Winter Asian Games in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Jan. 30. N. Korea lost the game 3-2.

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(2)N. Korea loses in Asian Games women's ice hockey opener

MISAWA, Japan - The North Korean team leave the ice dejected after losing to Kazakhstan 3-2 in the women's ice hockey tournament in the Winter Asian Games in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Jan. 30.

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(2)N. Korean delegates for Winter Asian Games in Aomori

MISAWA, Japan - The North Korean delegation for the Winter Asian Games heads for hotel rooms in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Jan. 28, four days before the opening of the games in the northern Japan prefecture.

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(1)N. Korean delegates for Winter Asian Games in Aomori

MISAWA, Japan - The North Korean delegation for the Winter Asian Games arrives at a hotel in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Jan. 28, four days before the opening of the games in the northern Japan prefecture.