Tokyo, April 20 (IANS) Tsunami waves were observed off Iwate and Aomori prefectures in the Pacific Ocean after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan Monday afternoon. Tsunami warnings were issued for Aomori, Iwate prefectures and Hokkaido on the Pacific coast by the country’s weather agency. It also forecast tsunami waves of up to three metres are to arrive immediately.Kuji Port in Iwate Prefecture recorded an 80-cm wave, reported Xinhua news agency.“A…
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Tokyo, Jan 1 (IANS) A train collided with a car at a railway crossing on the JR Utsunomiya Line in Shiraoka City, Saitama Prefecture, on Thursday, police and fire officials said, adding that the train may have derailed after the incident. The accident occurred at around 2:20 pm local time when the train struck the car as it was passing through the crossing, causing severe damage to the car, according to local authorities, Xinhua news agency reported. One man was caught in the car, and rescue ope…