Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisory issued
A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area.
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Free from gang’s horrors, Kita-Kyushu residents recall old days
KITA-KYUSHU--Once Japan’s most feared yakuza gang, Kudo-kai based here in Fukuoka Prefecture now exists mostly in name only. Its leader is in prison, the group’s ranks are depleted and those ...
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Japan issues tsunami warning for Miyazaki Prefecture, island of Kyushu after 6.9 magnitude earthquake
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country's Meteorological Agency said Monday. Tsunami warnings were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, where the ...
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Southern delights and off-the-beaten path charms of Japan
If you read Kyushu's palms, you will find lines that run deep, telling vivid stories of Japan from a precious past, perhaps forgotten elsewhere. In its present is a world of Japanese culture ...
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Kita-Kyushu sheds image as city gripped by yakuza violence
And statistics support that claim. Kenji Kitahashi was already Kita-Kyushu’s mayor when the city, Fukuoka Prefecture and prefectural police strengthened a crackdown against Kudo-kai, the only ...