THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
October 5, 2023 at 12:40 JST
Tsunami advisory was issued for islands shown in yellow on the map. (From the Japan Meteorological Agency website)
Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after an earthquake near its outlying islands. Officials say a potential tsunami could reach 1 meter in height.
The advisory, which appears to be the lowest level of warning, asks people on islands in the Izu chain, which stretches south from the center of the main Japanese island of Honshu, to stay away from coasts and river mouths, according to NHK TV.
Japan is one of the most earthquake prone places on earth. A massive quake in 2011 caused a tsunami that destroyed huge swaths of northern Japan and caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Giant tsunami in distant past offer gloomy picture of fate in store
May 19, 2020
Tonga volcano eruption triggers tsunami warnings in Japan, Pacific islands
January 16, 2022
Shock waves blamed for high tidal surge after Tonga eruption
January 17, 2022
Giant tsunami predicted if unprecedented quake strikes
April 21, 2020
VOX POPULI: Remembering the catastrophic Sanriku tsunami of June 15, 1896
June 14, 2022
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
