Strong quake jolts Tokyo area, hurting 17, disrupting traffic

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A powerful earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.9 rocked the Tokyo metropolitan area on Thursday night, leaving at least 17 people injured and disrupting traffic, including Shinkansen high-speed train services.

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