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Japan: Pacific Coast Under Tsunami Advisory After Russia M8.0 Earthquake

Sirens blared as a tsunami advisory was issued for a wide area along Japan's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, July 30.

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New train for Yamagata Shinkansen Line

A new shinkansen train, the E8 series, is being unloaded from a vessel at a port in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 29, 2023. The train will be introduced on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line in the spring of 2024, replacing the E3 series and raising the maximum speed of the service from the current 275 kilometers per hour to 300 km.

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New train for Yamagata Shinkansen Line

A new shinkansen train, the E8 series, is unloaded from a vessel at a port in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 29, 2023. The train will be introduced on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line in the spring of 2024, replacing the E3 series and raising the maximum speed of the service from the current 275 kilometers per hour to 300 km.

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New train for Yamagata Shinkansen Line

A new shinkansen train, the E8 series, is being unloaded from a vessel at a port in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 29, 2023. The train will be introduced on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line in the spring of 2024, replacing the E3 series and raising the maximum speed of the service from the current 275 kilometers per hour to 300 km.

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New train for Yamagata Shinkansen Line

A new shinkansen train, the E8 series, is being unloaded from a vessel at a port in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 29, 2023. The train will be introduced on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line in the spring of 2024, replacing the E3 series and raising the maximum speed of the service from the current 275 kilometers per hour to 300 km.

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Sendai restaurant to serve oysters from tsunami-hit town

SENDAI, Japan - Takeshi Komatsu (R) hands over a package of cultured oysters from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, to Yuji Tachibana, owner and chef of a French restaurant in the prefectural capital of Sendai, on Jan. 31, 2014. Kesennuma is a port city ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Newly built patrol boat 'Matsushima' displayed to press

SENDAI, Japan - The Miyagi office of the Japan Coast Guard displays to the press the newly built patrol vessel "Matsushima" with enhanced disaster-response equipment at the Port of Sendai-Shiogama in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 24, 2014.

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Fukushima Pref. port little changed due to power plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken on Nov. 14, 2012, (above), and Aug. 31, 2014, at Ukedo port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, show little difference due proximity to a nuclear power plant crippled by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Entry into the area is permitted only during the day due to radioactive contamination.

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Tsunami alert after Chile quake

SENDAI, Japan - City officials of Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture watch a television broadcast of information about tsunami at an evacuation center past 5:30 a.m. on April 3, 2014. A tsunami of up to 40 centimeters was observed in the early morning that day at a port on the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture following a magnitude 8.2 quake that hit Chile on April 1, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show Matsukawaura fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show Sendai port in Miyagi Prefecture on March 25, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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British woman adventurer returns safe

SENDAI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen (C) is met by friends at Shiogama port in Miyagi Prefecture on June 10, 2012, following her arrival on a Japan Coast Guard vessel after being rescued during her solo rowing voyage across the Pacific Ocean.

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British woman adventurer confirmed safe after SOS call

SENDAI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen sets out for Vancouver from a port in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, on May 13, 2012, in her boat Gulliver. The Japan Coast Guard said on June 7 it had confirmed Outen is safe after receiving an SOS call from her during her solo rowing voyage from the east cost of Japan to the west coast of Canada.

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ASEAN economic ministers visit quake-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - A group of economic ministers from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations visit Sendai port in Miyagi Prefecture on April 26, 2012. They toured areas damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami as part of a four-day ''ASEAN Road Show.''

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Divers search for missing people, property

SENDAI, Japan - A diver swims around a sunken fishing boat at a depth of seven meters at a fishery port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 5, 2011. Volunteer divers are continuing to search for missing people and lost property swept away by the March 11 tsunami.

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Divers search for missing people, property

SENDAI, Japan - A diver swims through debris at a depth of six meters at a fishery port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 6, 2011. Volunteer divers are continuing to search for missing people and lost property swept away by the March 11 tsunami.

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Large ship offered as shelter for evacuees

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the 14,500-ton Techno Super Liner cargo-passenger ship docking at Ishinomaki Port in Miyagi Prefecture on May 16, 2011. About 2,400 people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the city are expected to stay on the ship for free from the following day through May 31, 2011.

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Life after quake in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows fishing boats that staved off the tsunami damage at Ishinomaki port in Miyagi Prefecture on March 23, 2011. Some local fishermen who lost their homes are living on the boats after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Tsunami aftermath in Sendai

KURIHARA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a ship left stranded after being washed ashore by tsunami at Sendai port in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 24, 2011. The area was struck by the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

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MSDF vessel in quake relief

SENDAI, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Osumi arrives at a port in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 19, 2011, for relief activities following the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster.

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MSDF vessel in quake relief

SENDAI, Japan - A cargo of blankets is unloaded from the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Osumi at a port in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 19, 2011, for survivors of the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster.

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MSDF vessel in quake relief

SENDAI, Japan - Kerosene is unloaded from the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Osumi at a port in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 19, 2011, for survivors of the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster.

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Killer quake in Japan

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows burnt vehicles that have been swept together at the port of Hitachi in Ibaraki Prefecture on March 12, 2011, after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake hit the country the previous day, triggering massive tsunamis in coastal areas.

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Whale festival at Ayukawa port in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - People look at a Baird's beaked whale, around 10 meters long and weighing about 10 tons, during a whale festival at Ayukawa port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. Free grilled whale meat was served later at the festival.

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Missile units arrive in Sendai ahead of N. Korean launch

SENDAI, Japan - Patriot guided-missile equipment is unloaded at Sendai Port in Sendai on March 29 on its way to Akita and Iwate prefectures. The Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a PAC-3 launcher in a Ground Self-Defense Force exercise area in Akita Prefecture and another one in a GSDF exercise area in Iwate Prefecture to shoot down a rocket North Korea plans to launch in case it falls onto Japanese territory.

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Missile units arrive in Sendai ahead of N. Korean launch

SENDAI, Japan - Patriot guided-missile equipment is transported from Sendai Port in Sendai to Akita and Iwate prefectures on March 30 after arriving there earlier in the day. The Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a PAC-3 launcher in a Ground Self-Defense Force exercise area in Akita Prefecture and another one in a GSDF exercise area in Iwate Prefecture to shoot down a rocket North Korea plans to launch in case it falls onto Japanese territory.

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Missile units arrive in Sendai ahead of N. Korean launch

SENDAI, Japan - Patriot guided-missile equipment is unloaded at Sendai Port in Sendai on March 29 on its way to Akita and Iwate prefectures. The Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a PAC-3 launcher in a Ground Self-Defense Force exercise area in Akita Prefecture and another one in a GSDF exercise area in Iwate Prefecture to shoot down a rocket North Korea plans to launch in case it falls onto Japanese territory.

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Tanker carrying gasoline for export to U.S. leaves Sendai port

SENDAI, Japan - The Hong Kong-registered 44,400-ton Maritime Vanessa, loaded with 25,000 kiloliters of gasoline to be exported to the hurricane-hit United States by Japan's oil wholesalers is about to leave Sendai port in Miyagi Prefecture on Sept. 20.

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(2)Drills on soccer hooligans held aboard ship

SENDAI, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff conduct drills on soccer hooligans aboard a ship May 27 in Sendai port, Miyagi Prefecture ahead of the World Cup finals that begin May 31. (2002 World Cup)

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(1)Drills on soccer hooligans held aboard ship

SENDAI, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff use net guns in drills on soccer hooligans aboard a ship May 27 in Sendai port, Miyagi Prefecture, ahead of the World Cup finals that begin May 31. (2002 World Cup)

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Tanker carrying gasoline for export to U.S. leaves Sendai port

SENDAI, Japan - The Hong Kong-registered 44,400-ton Maritime Vanessa, loaded with 25,000 kiloliters of gasoline to be exported to the hurricane-hit United States by Japan's oil wholesalers is about to leave Sendai port in Miyagi Prefecture on Sept. 20. (Kyodo)

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Missile units arrive in Sendai ahead of N. Korean launch

SENDAI, Japan - Patriot guided-missile equipment is unloaded at Sendai Port in Sendai on March 29 on its way to Akita and Iwate prefectures. The Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a PAC-3 launcher in a Ground Self-Defense Force exercise area in Akita Prefecture and another one in a GSDF exercise area in Iwate Prefecture to shoot down a rocket North Korea plans to launch in case it falls onto Japanese territory. (Kyodo)

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Missile units arrive in Sendai ahead of N. Korean launch

SENDAI, Japan - Patriot guided-missile equipment is unloaded at Sendai Port in Sendai on March 29 on its way to Akita and Iwate prefectures. The Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a PAC-3 launcher in a Ground Self-Defense Force exercise area in Akita Prefecture and another one in a GSDF exercise area in Iwate Prefecture to shoot down a rocket North Korea plans to launch in case it falls onto Japanese territory. (Kyodo)

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Missile units arrive in Sendai ahead of N. Korean launch

SENDAI, Japan - Patriot guided-missile equipment is transported from Sendai Port in Sendai to Akita and Iwate prefectures on March 30 after arriving there earlier in the day. The Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a PAC-3 launcher in a Ground Self-Defense Force exercise area in Akita Prefecture and another one in a GSDF exercise area in Iwate Prefecture to shoot down a rocket North Korea plans to launch in case it falls onto Japanese territory. (Kyodo)

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Vanuatu president says cyclone damaged over 90% of buildings in capital

Vanuatu President Baldwin Lonsdale speaks to reporters in Sendai, Japan, on March 16, 2015. He said a massive cyclone that hit the South Pacific archipelago late last week has damaged or destroyed more than 90 percent of the houses and buildings in the capital city of Port Vila. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Drills on soccer hooligans held aboard ship

SENDAI, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff conduct drills on soccer hooligans aboard a ship May 27 in Sendai port, Miyagi Prefecture ahead of the World Cup finals that begin May 31. (2002 World Cup)

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Whale festival at Ayukawa port in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - People look at a Baird's beaked whale, around 10 meters long and weighing about 10 tons, during a whale festival at Ayukawa port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. Free grilled whale meat was served later at the festival. (Kyodo)

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Divers search for missing people, property

SENDAI, Japan - A diver swims around a sunken fishing boat at a depth of seven meters at a fishery port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 5, 2011. Volunteer divers are continuing to search for missing people and lost property swept away by the March 11 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Divers search for missing people, property

SENDAI, Japan - A diver swims through debris at a depth of six meters at a fishery port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 6, 2011. Volunteer divers are continuing to search for missing people and lost property swept away by the March 11 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Large ship offered as shelter for evacuees

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the 14,500-ton Techno Super Liner cargo-passenger ship docking at Ishinomaki Port in Miyagi Prefecture on May 16, 2011. About 2,400 people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the city are expected to stay on the ship for free from the following day through May 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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ASEAN economic ministers visit quake-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - A group of economic ministers from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations visit Sendai port in Miyagi Prefecture on April 26, 2012. They toured areas damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami as part of a four-day ''ASEAN Road Show.'' (Kyodo)

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Life after quake in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows fishing boats that staved off the tsunami damage at Ishinomaki port in Miyagi Prefecture on March 23, 2011. Some local fishermen who lost their homes are living on the boats after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami aftermath in Sendai

KURIHARA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a ship left stranded after being washed ashore by tsunami at Sendai port in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 24, 2011. The area was struck by the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami on March 11. (Kyodo)

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MSDF vessel in quake relief

SENDAI, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Osumi arrives at a port in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 19, 2011, for relief activities following the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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MSDF vessel in quake relief

SENDAI, Japan - A cargo of blankets is unloaded from the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Osumi at a port in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 19, 2011, for survivors of the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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MSDF vessel in quake relief

SENDAI, Japan - Kerosene is unloaded from the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Osumi at a port in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 19, 2011, for survivors of the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Killer quake in Japan

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows burnt vehicles that have been swept together at the port of Hitachi in Ibaraki Prefecture on March 12, 2011, after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake hit the country the previous day, triggering massive tsunamis in coastal areas. (Kyodo)

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Newly built patrol boat 'Matsushima' displayed to press

SENDAI, Japan - The Miyagi office of the Japan Coast Guard displays to the press the newly built patrol vessel "Matsushima" with enhanced disaster-response equipment at the Port of Sendai-Shiogama in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 24, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Dead whale found again at Japanese port

Photo taken Dec. 9, 2020, shows a dead whale found at the port of Sendai in northeastern Japan. Another whale was found dead there in late October.

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Dead whale landed at Sendai port

A dead Bryde's whale is landed at a port in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 24, 2020.