Strong earthquake hits northeastern Japan, tsunami warning issued: NHK
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[TOKYO] A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan early on Tuesday, with the country's meteorological agency issuing a tsunami warning for the region's coast, including Fukushima prefecture, public broadcaster NHK said.
A some 3m tsunami could hit the northeastern coast, the agency said, including Fukushima - home to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, site of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.
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