Japan: M7.5 Quake Hits Off Aomori Prefecture, Tsunami Warning Issued 8

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.

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Japan line player Shuichi Yoshida (13), Japan goalkeeper Motoki Sakai (17), Spain centre back Ian Tarrafeta (36) during the handball match between Spain and Japon on Day 5 of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Arena Paris Sud on July 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Japan line player Shuichi Yoshida (13), Japan goalkeeper Motoki Sakai (17), Spain centre back Ian Tarrafeta (36) during the handball match between Spain and Japon on Day 5 of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Arena Paris Sud on July 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Japan line player Shuichi Yoshida (13), Japan goalkeeper Motoki Sakai (17), Spain centre back Ian Tarrafeta (36) during the handball match between Spain and Japon on Day 5 of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Arena Paris Sud on July 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Japan line player Shuichi Yoshida (13), Japan goalkeeper Motoki Sakai (17), Spain centre back Ian Tarrafeta (36) during the handball match between Spain and Japon on Day 5 of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Arena Paris Sud on July 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Japan line player Shuichi Yoshida (13), Japan goalkeeper Motoki Sakai (17), Spain centre back Ian Tarrafeta (36) during the handball match between Spain and Japon on Day 5 of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Arena Paris Sud on July 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Japan line player Shuichi Yoshida (13), Japan goalkeeper Motoki Sakai (17), Spain centre back Ian Tarrafeta (36) during the handball match between Spain and Japon on Day 5 of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Arena Paris Sud on July 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Paris 2024 - Handball - Spain v Japon

Japan line player Shuichi Yoshida (13), Japan goalkeeper Motoki Sakai (17), Spain centre back Ian Tarrafeta (36) during the handball match between Spain and Japon on Day 5 of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Arena Paris Sud on July 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ghost comic train

Ghost comic train

YONAGO, Japan - Photo shows a train decorated with pictures of characters from the ghost comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, on March 12, 2013. The new version of the "ghost train" will begin running on JR's Sakai Line in the prefecture later in the month.

Sakai given suspended term for drug possession, use

Sakai given suspended term for drug possession, use

TOKYO, Japan - Over 3,000 people line up for a chance to get one of the 21 gallery seats, drawn by lot, to watch a court ruling in the highly publicized case of pop idol-turned-actress Noriko Sakai. The local court sentenced the actress to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, for possessing and taking illegal stimulant drugs last summer.

Copter crashes into railway tracks, 2 killed

Copter crashes into railway tracks, 2 killed

OSAKA, Japan - Wreckage lies on railway tracks after a helicopter crashed into the tracks of Nankai Electric Railway Co.'s Koya Line in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 27, killing the pilot and the sole passenger aboard.

Sakai given suspended term for drug possession, use

Sakai given suspended term for drug possession, use

TOKYO, Japan - Over 3,000 people line up for a chance to get one of the 21 gallery seats, drawn by lot, to watch a court ruling in the highly publicized case of pop idol-turned-actress Noriko Sakai. The local court sentenced the actress to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, for possessing and taking illegal stimulant drugs last summer. (Kyodo)

Copter crashes into railway tracks, 2 killed

Copter crashes into railway tracks, 2 killed

OSAKA, Japan - Wreckage lies on railway tracks after a helicopter crashed into the tracks of Nankai Electric Railway Co.'s Koya Line in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 27, killing the pilot and the sole passenger aboard. (Kyodo)

Cherry trees along the Koganei embankment

Cherry trees along the Koganei embankment

Although there were many places to view cherry blossoms in Edo, Koganei was popular even in the Meiji Period because Emperor Meiji visited the site in 1883. Another reason was that Sakai Station (present-day Musashi Sakai) and Kokubunji Station opened on the Shinjuku-Tachikawa Line of Kobu Railways, making it a convenient destination for many people. It could also be that because of the lower average temperature, the wild cherry trees bloom later here than other kinds of cherry trees. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐18‐0]