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Tsunami warning as strong quake hits northern Japan
TOKYO : Japan issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off its northeastern coast
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The meteorological agency gave the tsunami warning after the tremor hit some 210 kilometres (130 miles) off the northern island of Hokkaido. But US monitors said there was no Pacific-wide tsunami threat. Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012