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Xinhua Headlines: Major earthquake hits central Japan on New Year's Day, causing casualties, widespread structural damage

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A road sign reading "No passing due to earthquakes" is seen in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240102) -- BEIJING, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A road sign informs drivers to exit the expressway due to earthquakes in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

(240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A convenience store is temporarily closed due to earthquakes in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. Central Japan may experience earthquakes with maximum intensity on its seven-tier scale system in the coming week, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Monday. The remarks were made during a briefing after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast on Monday afternoon, with a large tsunami warning issued for the central prefecture of Ishikawa. (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

(240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An expressway is closed due to earthquakes in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

(240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cars wait for further information at an expressway exit in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

(240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A road sign informs drivers to exit the expressway due to earthquakes in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train service starts

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a bullet train on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, running on elevated tracks in the city of Oyabe, Toyama Prefecture at 7:38 a.m. on March 14, 2015, the day of the launch of the new bullet train service directly linking Tokyo with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bird flu outbreak in central Japan

Workers spray disinfectant at a poultry farm on Jan. 23, 2021, in Oyabe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, where bird flu has been confirmed.

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Bird flu outbreak in central Japan

Workers spray disinfectant at a poultry farm on Jan. 23, 2021, in Oyabe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, where bird flu has been confirmed.

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Bird flu outbreak in central Japan

Photo taken Jan. 23, 2021, shows a poultry farm in Oyabe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed.

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Rugby World Cup in Japan

A woman sews Japan jerseys for the upcoming Rugby World Cup at a clothing factory in Oyabe, Toyama Prefecture, on July 30, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo