Tsunami threat lifts in Japan after magnitude 6.9 earthquake off Iwate
Tsunami threat lifts in Japan after magnitude 6.9 earthquake off Iwate

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening, prompting tsunami warnings and temporary evacuations before the advisory was lifted later that night, reports Japan Times. The quake, which occurred at 5:03 p.m., initially measured magnitude 6.7 but was later...

Remains of 6-year-old girl missing since 2011 Japan Tsunami identified after 14 years
Remains of 6-year-old girl missing since 2011 Japan Tsunami identified after 14 years

Fourteen years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, the partial remains of 6-year-old Natsuse Yamane, who had been missing since the disaster, have been identified, authorities announced on Thursday. Natsuse, from Yamada in Iwate Prefecture, was swept away by the tsunami on...