THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 15, 2021 at 18:20 JST
Most of the 80,000 books that fell from the shelves at a public library in Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 14 due to a powerful earthquake the previous night are piled high on the floor. (Shigetaka Kodama)
The number of people injured by a powerful earthquake in northeastern Japan two days earlier rose to 153, but no deaths were reported as of Feb. 15. [Read More]
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