Geography of Japan

The group of the seven most developed democracies (G-7) has warned against any attempts to change the world order by force in view of Russia's war in Ukraine and China's increasing aggressiveness, DPA reported.

The squid has already been transferred to the Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai Prefecture

It is located at a depth of 222 meters and dates from the late 5th to the middle of the 4th c. e.g.

Turkey on July 3 expressed grief over widespread destruction caused by a massive landslide after heavy rains in Japan.

 A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on May 1, authorities said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

At least three people were injured by Saturday's jolt, which produced strong shaking along parts of the eastern coast and was also felt in Tokyo.

Japan fell silent on March 11 to mark 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatized a nation.

A minute's silence was observed across the country at 2.46 pm local time (0546 GMT), the precise moment a 9.0 magnitude quake hit off the northeast coast on March 11, 2011.

Japan dominates

The Olympic flame will be on display until the end of April in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Fukushima.

Tokyo Olympic and prefecture officials held an official "handover ceremony" on Wednesday at the J-Village National Training Center in Fukushima.

At least 710,000 people in southwestern Japan have received a recommendation from local authorities to leave their homes and move to evacuation centres because of heavy rainfall in the region, BTA reports.

A 5-magnitude earthquake was registered this morning east of the Japanese coast, according to the US Geological Survey.

The epicentre of the earthquake was 128 km east of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The depth was 8 km.