http://english.people.com.cn/200704/26/eng20070426_369905.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 jolted several prefectures in southern Japan on Thursday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.2007-04-26T04:18+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-037eb2915184ee8be73180e28f775c91NaturalDisastershttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=81672Mention Asia, and most people think of the region's fascinating, rising giants, China or India - or both. Or people think about North Korea's nuclear program, some terrorist incident, or the humanitarian consequences of the latest earthquake or tsunami. But often overlooked - or at least underestimated - is Japan.2007-04-24T11:07+0200LBdailystarenLBdailystar-996713f67e0575f6a0cf836d6cffbe30SecurityCouncilClimateChangeEconomicForecastingEUTerroristAttackConflictJRCSafeguardsNaturalDisastersPeaceKeepinghttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=81672Mention Asia, and most people think of the region's fascinating, rising giants, China or India - or both. Or people think about North Korea's nuclear program, some terrorist incident, or the humanitarian consequences of the latest earthquake or tsunami. But often overlooked - or at least underestimated - is Japan.2007-04-23T22:24+0200LBdailystarenLBdailystar-388e29fc879f946f62b7ddf1ecb2651aNaturalDisastersConflictClimateChangeTerroristAttackJRCSafeguardsSecurityCouncilPeaceKeepingEconomicForecastingEUhttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070420/ap-en-d9551e7194ffd071827846aa2a90e2a0.htmlEds: UPDATES with magnitude 5.9 quake early Saturday; TRIMS. ^AP Graphic JPN Earthquake ^By CARL FREIRE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A series of strong earthquakes rattled southwestern Japan on Friday, prompting the government to warn of a possible tsunami that ultimately never came.2007-04-20T22:10+0200ap-enenap-en-d9551e7194ffd071827846aa2a90e2a0NaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/200704/20/eng20070420_368355.htmlA strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted southwestern Japan's Okinawa Prefecture on Friday morning, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.2007-04-20T12:31+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-63a3b5a06ee9cecd0e5b9ed344f9068bNaturalDisastershttp://english.newslab.ru/news/219162/Tokyo – A powerful earthquake jolted southwestern Japan on Friday. The strongest quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, struck at 10:46 a.m., Associated Press reported. According to the latest reports, the quake struck at the depth of 20 km near the island of Miyakojima, part of the Ryukyu islands, Okinawa Province.2007-04-20T11:27+0200NewslabenNewslab-be060ec80f592a1f769ed34c4f0c53deNaturalDisastershttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20070420040928575C634392Japan sounded an alert for small tsunami waves after a strong earthquake in the southern island chain of Okinawa.2007-04-20T08:00+0200StarenStar-c7e3440cdec738e59dc47d8a80b9dfb1NaturalDisastershttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20070420040928575C634392Japan sounded an alert for small tsunami waves after a strong earthquake in the southern island chain of Okinawa.2007-04-20T07:55+0200ioleniol-c7e3440cdec738e59dc47d8a80b9dfb1NaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070420/ap-en-bc317259787ae471efc1365dbbf76ab5.htmlEds: Minor EDITS. ^AP Graphic JPN Earthquake ^By CARL FREIRE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A series of strong earthquakes rattled southwestern Japan on Friday, prompting the government to warn of a possible tsunami that ultimately never came. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries from the quakes.2007-04-20T06:12+0200ap-enenap-en-bc317259787ae471efc1365dbbf76ab5NaturalDisastershttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/20/worldupdates/2007-04-20T085344Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-294906-3&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted islands off Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.2007-04-20T06:05+0200thestarenthestar-f0c062a156fa8856913f0b10437c7dd8NaturalDisastershttp://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/NewsBreak/20070420112240/Article/index_htmlKUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, rocked southwestern Ryukyu Islands in Japan this morning, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said. The tremblor, centred at 25.8 degrees North and 125.8 degrees East struck at 9.45am, it said in a statement.2007-04-20T05:58+0200nstennst-13e9c686b4103efd0ef7402a48590feeNaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070420/ap-en-d12cb36ba9164119ea845de32aed8fb0.htmlEds: RESTORES background. CLARIFIES "advisory" sted "alert" thruout and ADDS explanation of weather agency's categories. ADDS byline, graphic tag. ^AP Graphic JPN Earthquake ^By CARL FREIRE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A series of strong earthquakes rattled southwestern Japan on Friday,....2007-04-20T05:52+0200ap-enenap-en-d12cb36ba9164119ea845de32aed8fb0NaturalDisastershttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/110506331/index.htmlTOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted islands off Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The agency lifted a tsunami warning it had issued earlier for....2007-04-20T05:51+0200cnnencnn-8f8949333818fbedec2085d7418c56fbNaturalDisastershttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUST2465420070420?feedType=RSSTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted islands off Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.2007-04-20T05:43+0200reutersenreuters-11787ecc7219ac5e4a224f4f44e7e4cbNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T48039.htm(Updates with lifting of tsunami warning) TOKYO, April 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted islands off Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.2007-04-20T05:29+0200alertnetenalertnet-9873fb49ad8eaa5b8a71f48982ed0f62NaturalDisastershttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/20/worldupdates/2007-04-20T081410Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-294906-2&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted islands off Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.2007-04-20T05:20+0200thestarenthestar-201b7fc5fac6ffd1f5c81bf3440dedd4NaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070420/ap-en-3fc28354aa27e867d0ee62f9dbb3e995.htmlEds: FIXES quote in graf 8 TOKYO (AP) _ A series of strong earthquakes rattled southwestern Japan on Friday, prompting the government to issue a tsunami alert. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. Japan's weather agency issued the tsunami alert for southwestern Japan after an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 6.2007-04-20T04:48+0200ap-enenap-en-3fc28354aa27e867d0ee62f9dbb3e995NaturalDisastershttp://news.asiaone.com.sg/a1news/20070420_story14_1.htmlApr 20, 2007 Reuters TOKYO, April 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted islands off Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.2007-04-20T04:31+0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-836a2c4230ec19a4c26b3db363506e04NaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070420/ap-en-9d94961cf314bdf07f876d906d4f872f.htmlEds: UPDATES with background, detail. TOKYO (AP) _ A tsunami alert was issued Friday for southwestern Japan after an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 6.7 struck, the meteorological agency said. The warning covers islands around Miyakojima, part of the Ryukyu island chain that stretches....2007-04-20T04:30+0200ap-enenap-en-9d94961cf314bdf07f876d906d4f872fNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T24654.htmA cameraman films a stone wall that collapsed during an earthquake at Kameyama Castle in Kameyama, central Japan April 15, 2007. A moderate earthquake jolted central and western Japan on Sunday, injuring two people, but there were no reports of major damage and no tsunami warning was issued.2007-04-20T04:29+0200alertnetenalertnet-14fdbf73a68e7ca1aa3feb0f86258357NaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T48039.htm(Adds details) TOKYO, April 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted islands off Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.2007-04-20T04:29+0200alertnetenalertnet-0552a9a24d5dbecae4e7bc6b6fc3efd5NaturalDisastershttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUST2465420070420?feedType=RSSTOKYO (Reuters) - A earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted islands off Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.2007-04-20T04:13+0200reutersenreuters-96bacdfd7691d7b65516fa07b8698242NaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070420/ap-en-24f3c8d6584021edaf11cabc62bfe4df.htmlStrong earthquake hits southwestern Japan; tsunami advisory issued ^Eds: UPDATES with aftershock, tsunami advisory. TOKYO (AP) _ Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for parts of southwestern Japan after an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 6.7 struck Friday morning.2007-04-20T04:12+0200ap-enenap-en-24f3c8d6584021edaf11cabc62bfe4dfNaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070420/reuters-en-d34689b77f0198573291284f50aeca4e.htmlTOKYO, April 20 (Reuters) - A earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted islands off Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A tsunami warning was issued but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.2007-04-20T04:02+0200reuters-enenreuters-en-d34689b77f0198573291284f50aeca4eNaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070420/ap-en-a17fc864c210ae3784a65a24b1efacd4.htmlEds: ADDS background, distance from Tokyo. Minor EDITS. NEW to some points TOKYO (AP) _ A strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude 6.2 hit near islands in southwestern Japan on Friday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, Japan's weather agency said.2007-04-20T03:02+0200ap-enenap-en-a17fc864c210ae3784a65a24b1efacd4NaturalDisasters