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  2. UPDATING story of M7.3 quake that hit Fukushima at 5:59; tsunami warning still in effect; could be high as 3 meters

  3. NHK reports Minami-sona ordered 68,000 residents to evacuate, in response to tsunami warning. Currently 150 people at 5 evacuation centers.

  4. According to JMA, tsunami of 90 cm observed in Soma, Fukushima Pref, at 07:06; 50 cm tsunami reported at 7:08 in Oarai, Ibaraki Pref.

  5. Gov't officials urge people in Fukushima area not to return to coast area until tsunami warning has been lifted.

  6. According to NHK, cooling equipment for the spent nuclear fuel pool in the reactor No. 3 of Tepco's Fukushima No. 2 power plant has stopped.

  7. Tsunami warning still in effect following M7.3 quake at 0:500. People should stay away from coastal area near Fukushima; seek high ground.

  8. Kyodo: Fukushima police say a fire broke out at petrochemical complex in Iwaki, Fukushima, but was extinguished 25 minutes later.

  9. Tsunami warning/advisories still in effect following this morning's M7.3 earthquake. People to stay away from Pacific coast near Fukushima.

  10. JR Tokai says Tokaido Shinkansen line resumed operations at 6:18 a.m.

  11. Japan weather agency says tsunami of 60 cm (almost 2 feet) was observed in Onahama in city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture.

  12. This morning's M7.3 tremor was followed by M5.4 quake off Fukushima at 6:10 a.m., and a M5.5 tremor at 6:39 a.m. in Fukushima Naka-dori

  13. JR East partially suspends Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines; JR Tokai suspends services between Tokyo and Toyohashi stations

  14. Tepco and Tohoku Electric confirm no abnormal activity at Fukushima No. 1 in Fukushima Prefecture and Onagawa plant in Miyagi Pref.: Kyodo

  15. Tepco is checking if Fukushima No. 1, No. 2 nuclear power plants, both of which have been shut down since 2011, have been affected

  16. Tsunami of up to 3 meters predicted for Fukushima. Tsunami advisory also issued in Aomori, Iwate, Aomori, Ibaraki and Chiba

  17. BREAKING: Tsunami warning issued after M7.3 quake, -5 on shindo scale, jolts Fukushima/Ibaraki area at 05:00 JST

  18. BREAKING: M7.3 quake shakes Fukushima and Ibaraki Prefectures; tremors reach -5 on Japan's shindo scale; tsunami warning issued

  19. An eerie calm on the dark side of Shibuya

  20. The shifting sexual norms in Japan's literary history

  21. Don't rule out a Trump-style revolt against Tokyo

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