The Japanese government implements a new alert system in seven coastal prefectures from Chiba to Hokkaido to warn against subsequent earthquakes should a quake of magnitude 7.0 or larger strikes in either of two deep-sea trenches in the Pacific Ocean where massive temblors are feared.
A man in his 80s has been rescued 36 hours after he was trapped in his house following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck northeastern Japan earlier this week, rescue workers say.
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off northeastern Japan late Wednesday, leaving at least two people dead and dozens injured and causing a high-speed shinkansen train to derail.
Residents in the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan express fear and anxiety after a powerful earthquake struck late at night, an area that just days ago marked the 11th anniversary of a megaquake and tsunami.