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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, killing one person and injuring 22 others.
2023-05-5

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off Fukushima, Japan, triggering tsunami warnings and causing power outages for millions of people in Tokyo. At least four people are killed and 94 others are injured.
2022-03-16

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hits Tokyo, Japan, and surrounding areas, injuring 41 people and stopping train lines but without any immediate reports of severe damage. According to Japan's system, this was labeled as a "strong-5 earthquake".
2021-10-7

The Japanese government extends the existing state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba, and also expands it to seven other prefectures from August 20 to September 12.
2021-08-17

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, causing tsunami waves of up to 1 m. As a precaution, Tohoku Electric Power shuts down the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant and Tokyo Electric Power Company checks the condition of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was struck by the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.
2021-03-20

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off the Tōhoku coast of Japan, injuring at least 110 people.
2021-02-13

Japan reports 1,731 new confirmed cases, a new record for the third consecutive day, as many prefectures such as Osaka and Chiba report record numbers of daily cases.
2020-11-14

Flooding in Japan kills nine people in Chiba and one more in Fukushima, with a further person missing in the latter.
2019-10-26

Israel donates 300 books relating to Anne Frank to Japan after a vandalising incident earlier this month.
2014-02-27

The People's Republic of China levies anti-dumping charges on the chemical resorcinol imported from the United States and Japan.
2013-03-22