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The legend says that oarfish live under the islands of Japan, and they come to the surface ... The Japanese myth was ...

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NHK said a tsunami, estimated to be as high as 1 meter (3.2 feet ... the southwestern main island, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. The agency initially gave the depth as 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) ...

March 11, 2011. (Courtesy of Fumiaki Konno) The Tohoku earthquake — the strongest recorded in Japan, at a magnitude of 9.1 — and resulting tsunami killed ... his desire to live life to the ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. The agency ...

Local media reported no immediate injuries, with live television feeds ... undersea quake off northeastern Japan in March 2011, which triggered a tsunami that left around 18,500 people dead ...