http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-07-15-japan-quake_N.htm?csp=34A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, killing at least two people. The quake injured more than ...2007-07-16T08:44+0200usaTodayenusaToday-33175c670c9676334a5efe3e3ba6fa7fEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/tass-en/070716/tass-en-f1ff7a842b02bad880c67a78816e0b83.html16/7 Tass 89 TOKYO, July 16 (Itar-Tass) - Two aged women have died and over 260 people have been injured in the Japanese prefecture Niigata and Nagano as a result of a powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 points. The quake hit the area of the coastal city Kashiwazaki 260 kilometres northwest of....2007-07-16T08:39+0200tass-enentass-en-f1ff7a842b02bad880c67a78816e0b83NaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070716/ap-en-8ebd5e7e955bf986082cbf7194e35d3b.htmlEds: RESTORES background; UPDATES with Abe headed to quake zone, quote ^AP Photo TOK807, TOK806 ^By CHISAKI WATANABE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, reportedly killing at least four people.2007-07-16T08:35+0200ap-enenap-en-8ebd5e7e955bf986082cbf7194e35d3bJRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070716/ap-en-1223034233a9d2a41e1680dc8f8f53b4.htmlStrong quake rocks northwestern Japan, kills at least four ^Eds: UPDATES with report of four dead ^AP Photo TOK807, TOK806 ^By CHISAKI WATANABE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, reportedly killing at least four people.2007-07-16T08:27+0200ap-enenap-en-1223034233a9d2a41e1680dc8f8f53b4Nuclearhttp://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707160217.htmlTHE ASAHI SHIMBUN An earthquake Monday jolted Niigata and Nagano prefectures, killing at least two people, injuring more than 250 and causing emergency shutdowns of nuclear reactors. The 10:13 a.m. quake registered upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, Japan Meteorological Agency officials said.2007-07-16T08:21+0200asahienasahi-efdd80016c9ddecb8994e6ed6aecf502NaturalDisastersNuclearhttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070716/ap-en-0f5a603e8a527be7b7e993fa69187650.htmlEds: UPDATES with 320 hurt, 2,000 people evacuated, details, minor edits ^AP Photo TOK807, TOK806 ^By CHISAKI WATANABE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, killing at least two people.2007-07-16T08:19+0200ap-enenap-en-0f5a603e8a527be7b7e993fa69187650JRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6216459.htmlTwo women were killed, over 200 people were injured in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, which rocked Niigata prefecture of central western Japan and surrounding areas on Monday morning, local reports said. According to Kyodo News, ...2007-07-16T08:14+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-e3fa4b35f7b68ed38111f19b9d193157NaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsNuclearhttp://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=433051&lng=1&option=1A strong earthquake has shaken north-west Japan, causing a fire at a nuclear power plant.2007-07-16T08:09+0200euronews-eneneuronews-en-3d8ec28216bea4116bf6c6ae32871d2aNaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsNuclearhttp://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=89559A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan, killing at least two people, injuring more than 200 and flattening houses, Japanese media and officials said.2007-07-16T08:04+0200expressindiaenexpressindia-4794538efdd080123fb9249530231cafEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1275328,00.htmlTV pictures showed black smoke billowing from a electrical transformer building at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, near the epicentre some 155 miles northwest of Tokyo. Buildings swayed in Tokyo, some trains were stopped and nuclear power reactors in the Niigata area were shut down for checks.2007-07-16T08:00+0200skynewsenskynews-0db896ec777afb1d7755a1249872ae5fNaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsNuclearhttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20070716062830701C353797A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Japan, injuring more than 150 people as it toppled houses, triggered mudslides and set off a blaze at a nuclear power plant.2007-07-16T07:58+0200ioleniol-27449be49f9b6971705645f085bee9e7NaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsNuclearhttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070716/ap-en-f39b30f609b21da74a8f36cd49e0a4e1.htmlEds: UPDATES with 260 reported injured, 440 people evacuated ^AP Photo TOK807, TOK806 ^By CHISAKI WATANABE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, killing at least two people. The quake injured more than 260 people, flattened....2007-07-16T07:29+0200ap-enenap-en-f39b30f609b21da74a8f36cd49e0a4e1JRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6216433.htmlOver 150 people were injured in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, which rocked Niigata prefecture of central western Japan and surrounding areas on Monday morning. According to Kyodo News, of the 150 injured people, more than 100 w ...2007-07-16T07:29+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-5ed56dfd3d1fc6248a865181d2fdf1c4NaturalDisastershttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/16/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Quake.phpA 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, triggering a series of small tsunamis.2007-07-16T07:28+0200IHTenIHT-856fb138db8aa34d15b4d8b47339cc8bJRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20070716062830701C353797A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Japan, injuring more than 150 people as it toppled houses, triggered mudslides and set off a blaze at a nuclear power plant.2007-07-16T07:19+0200StarenStar-27449be49f9b6971705645f085bee9e7NaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsNuclearhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22082845-23109,00.htmlAT least two people were killed and more than 150 injured when a powerful earthquake hit Japan today, triggering mudslides and a fire at a nuclear plant. 2:56pm (AEST)2007-07-16T07:18+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-900240b0ae8e050c6f719aafc1a0136cNaturalDisastersNuclearhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/097CDBF2-9DF8-4C33-8AC9-4729E66B4800.htmA strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has jolted northwestern Japan, injuring dozens of people, destroying some houses and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said. Smoke billowed from an electrical transformer building at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture on Monday.2007-07-16T07:17+0200aljazeera-enenaljazeera-en-4a1c8130383f84e6c997587b71a93ef8NaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsNuclearhttp://www.topix.net/content/ap/2007/07/strong-quake-jolts-northwestern-japan-2A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday morning and caused buildings in the capital Tokyo to sway.2007-07-16T07:13+0200topixentopix-de20f82be85478b34d649ecd60788f1cNuclearhttp://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Japan-Quake.html?ex=1342238400&en=55fd7df1ef54cb60&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAn earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 hit northwestern Japan, causing small tsunamis and swaying buildings.2007-07-16T07:12+0200nytimesennytimes-963ac66881ea579e20417d5c4f524c5aEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/July/theworld_July399.xml&section=theworld(AFP) 16 July 2007 TOKYO - A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Japan on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 150 as it toppled houses, triggered mudslides and set off a blaze at a nuclear power plant. In the hardest-hit areas of central Japan northwest of Tokyo, houses were....2007-07-16T07:08+0200khaleejtimesenkhaleejtimes-78a98eefd531fbeb965d2a5f02d023cbNaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsNuclearhttp://www.smh.com.au/news/world/quake-triggers-fire-at-japanese-nuclear-plant/2007/07/16/1184438200224.html?s_cid=rss_newsA fire has broken out at an electricity transformer facility at a nuclear power plant in Japan following a strong earthquake.2007-07-16T06:57+0200smhensmh-19bfe4f918afd95f42001f247e2b7c62NaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsNuclearhttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070716/ap-en-94056e0f32e0e1e3804db6323c115432.htmlStrong quake rocks northwestern Japan, kills at least two ^Eds: RESTORES previous material, minor edits ^AP Photo TOK807, TOK806 ^By CHISAKI WATANABE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, killing at least two people.2007-07-16T06:55+0200ap-enenap-en-94056e0f32e0e1e3804db6323c115432JRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T133386.htmA man rides a bicycle past a collapsed house in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, July 16, 2007. A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday, injuring more than 190 people, destroying houses and sparking a fire at a nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said.2007-07-16T06:53+0200alertnetenalertnet-7d6d27b372e2936676791a2b43c7bf7cNuclearhttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070716/ap-en-11e6d663d4fa2868e000e37eef56561c.htmlStrong quake rocks northwestern Japan, kills at least two ^Eds: UPDATES with two dead ^AP Photo TOK807, TOK806 ^By CHISAKI WATANABE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, killing at least two people.2007-07-16T06:49+0200ap-enenap-en-11e6d663d4fa2868e000e37eef56561cNuclearhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6900156.stmA strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hits north-western Japan, killing two people and injuring than 150.2007-07-16T06:48+0200bbcenbbc-ea90ac35516baf6355fdf49a1f618354NaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Front/~3/134086326/TOKYO — A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday morning, flattening dozens of wooden houses and triggering small tsunamis. News reports said at least 150 people were injured. National broadcaster NHK showed footage of the collapsed homes along with damaged bridges and roads.2007-07-16T06:47+0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-ca0ce7afa3d3fab4e3deb2aee6f0cf35EnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/16/world/asia/16Quake.html?ex=1342238400&en=c54d77b37c93e0c5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAn earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 hit northwestern Japan, causing small tsunamis and swaying buildings, but little significant damage.2007-07-16T06:42+0200nytimesennytimes-66229b60106cbd57ca957515ad934dddNaturalDisastersNuclearhttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070716/reuters-en-65f0cf15ff38d3ca1e78da39ad3918ab.htmlTOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - Two people were killed in the strong earthquake that jolted northwestern Japan on Monday, and more than 200 injured, media said.2007-07-16T06:37+0200reuters-enenreuters-en-65f0cf15ff38d3ca1e78da39ad3918abhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6900156.stmA strong earthquake hits north-western Japan, injuring more than 100 people and damaging houses.2007-07-16T06:25+0200bbcenbbc-f8d535ac474aaa69a371f234a6e8db5eNaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/July/theworld_July399.xml&section=theworld(Reuters) 16 July 2007 TOKYO - A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday, injuring dozens of people, destroying some houses and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said. “I was on the street, and there was strong sideways shaking. I couldn’t remain standing.2007-07-16T06:23+0200khaleejtimesenkhaleejtimes-d8b24ed43ec5a7563f2d37d41b5ebef5NaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearhttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070716/ap-en-eed976e9dbfdc397c3d248e8ebd9d54c.htmlEds: RECASTS lede; RAISES nuclear plant fire; UPDATES injured toll; Minor EDITS. ^AP Photo TOK807, TOK806 ^AP Graphic JAPAN QUAKE ^By CHISAKI WATANABE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, injuring more than 160 people,....2007-07-16T06:21+0200ap-enenap-en-eed976e9dbfdc397c3d248e8ebd9d54cJRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://www.thestar.com/article/236274A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday morning, flattening dozens of wooden houses, and triggering small tsunamis. Media reports said at least 150 people were injured.2007-07-16T06:14+0200TorontoStarenTorontoStar-1d55545d1cfebc56785821f968f3bcb0EnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/tm_headline=japan-quake-injures-dozens%26method=full%26objectid=19460746%26siteid=89520-name_page.htmlBy Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday, injuring dozens of people, destroying some houses and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said. "I was on the street, and there was strong sideways shaking. I couldn't remain standing.2007-07-16T06:12+0200themirrorenthemirror-5312344d535a5b8ed7fab204c22a33a3NaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearhttp://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/NewsBreak/20070716103018/Article/index_htmlAn earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale rocked Niigata prefecture of central western Japan and surrounding areas on Monday morning, China’s Xinhua news agency quoted the Japan Meteorological Agency as saying. A tsunami warning was issued from the 10:13 a.m. (0113 GMT) quake.2007-07-16T06:09+0200nstennst-b8af9ca283bec9f9ca9b58fdb5b95c8fNaturalDisastershttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUST14801720070716?feedType=RSSTOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday, injuring more than 190 people, destroying houses and sparking a fire at a nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said.2007-07-16T06:08+0200reutersenreuters-4f797c99946c516cc42f3b21645636f5JRCSafeguardsNuclearhttp://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1275328,00.htmlTV pictures showed black smoke billowing from a electrical transformer building at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, near the epicentre some 155 miles northwest of Tokyo. Buildings swayed in Tokyo, some trains were stopped and nuclear power reactors in the Niigata area were shut down for checks.2007-07-16T06:07+0200skynewsenskynews-a7f60544ced00b5c175af6081184afd3NaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsNuclearhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6216384.htmlA fire broke out at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear electricity plant in Niigata prefecture, 250 km northwest of Tokyo, after a strong earthquake struck the area on Monday morning, a local television channel reported. An earthquake measuring ...2007-07-16T05:58+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-63c87736ee847675da2d94dd3c116415NaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070716/ap-en-34576f4edbc9f4177b6ff0bf400f716c.htmlEds: UPDATES with revised magnitude 6.8, 150 reported injured; ADDS witness quote, details; minor EDITS; ADDS graphics tag, photo. ^AP Photos TOK802-803. ^AP Graphic JAPAN QUAKE ^By CHISAKI WATANABE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast....2007-07-16T05:53+0200ap-enenap-en-34576f4edbc9f4177b6ff0bf400f716cEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-07-15-japan-quake_N.htm?csp=34A 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, injuring at least 20 people, knocking over homes and triggering ...2007-07-16T05:43+0200usaTodayenusaToday-e3b688516b6873d3d51103b4df4f05edNaturalDisastersNuclearhttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUST14801720070716?feedType=RSSTOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday, injuring dozens of people, destroying some houses and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said.2007-07-16T05:36+0200reutersenreuters-87be47800891b6c69caec0cc7019d66eNaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/16/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Quake.phpA 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, triggering a series of small tsunamis.2007-07-16T05:27+0200IHTenIHT-842307328550d42a52e8a402e693aa8dEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T148237.htm(Adds quotes, details) By Elaine Lies TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday, injuring dozens of people, destroying some houses and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said. "I was on the street, and there was strong sideways shaking.2007-07-16T05:22+0200alertnetenalertnet-a6e9a4a8ccaa7227b2a4262796990153NaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearhttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070716/ap-en-a6569dbf844b91c9d6588b73e703808a.htmlEds: UPDATES with roads buckled, gas service stopped, further details; ADDS byline ^By CHISAKI WATANABE= ^Associated Press Writer= TOKYO (AP) _ A 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, injuring at least 20 people, knocking over wooden buildings and triggering a series of small tsunamis.2007-07-16T05:05+0200ap-enenap-en-a6569dbf844b91c9d6588b73e703808aEnergyNuclearNaturalDisastershttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22081780-23109,00.htmlA TSUNAMI warning has been issued after a strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan this morning, the Associated Press reported. 11:21am (AEST)2007-07-16T05:02+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-1bf91b0a6cfe340598855af7e453259eNaturalDisastershttp://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1275328,00.htmlUpdated: 03:55, Monday July 16, 2007 An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 has hit Japan, leading to a tsunami warning being issued in Niigata in the North West of the country. Waves as high as 20 inches were believed to have hit the coasts of Niigata, the Meteorological Agency said in a statement.2007-07-16T05:00+0200skynewsenskynews-edfafd21c14dd6341981afb508bc8296NaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/tass-en/070716/tass-en-d009b166800a914eb9e6984a13461871.html16/7 Tass 54 TOKYO, July 16 (Itar-Tass) -- An electric transformer caught fire at a reactor of the largest Japanese Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, in the vicinity of which a strong earthquake broke out on Monday. No radiation leakage and no casualties are reported.2007-07-16T04:59+0200tass-enentass-en-d009b166800a914eb9e6984a13461871NaturalDisastersNuclearhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6900156.stmA strong earthquake measuring 6.6 hits north-western Japan, triggering small tsunami waves.2007-07-16T04:55+0200bbcenbbc-1b560dc3954bfa91a922084ba882fe09NaturalDisastershttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/134066157/index.htmlA magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck just off the northwestern Japanese coast Monday morning, triggering a tsunami warning for the area, Japan's Meteorological Agency reported.2007-07-16T04:52+0200cnnencnn-4ff5d5c66685cf2bffb3d3e696f5183bNaturalDisastersNuclearhttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/tm_headline=strong-quake-jolts-japan%26method=full%26objectid=19460607%26siteid=89520-name_page.htmlTOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake jolted the northwestern Japan area around Niigata prefecture (province) on Monday, public broadcaster NHK said. The preliminary magnitude was 6.6.2007-07-16T04:41+0200themirrorenthemirror-1968f5784aff7d27aea334194bdb0833NaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6216337.htmlAn earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale rocked Niigata prefecture of central western Japan and its vicinity Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A tsunami warning was issued from the 10:15 a.m. (0115 GMT) quake ...2007-07-16T04:26+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-51ec2aed93e105f33269fb641ad8ed93NaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070716/reuters-en-7ccf4f4c7659b11faf8773b388e71bbf.htmlTOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - A fire broke out at an electricity transformer facility at a nuclear power plant in northwestern Japan after the area was hit by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake, TV Asahi said on Monday. TV footage showed billows of black smoke rising from a building at Kashiwazaki Kariwa....2007-07-16T04:21+0200reuters-enenreuters-en-7ccf4f4c7659b11faf8773b388e71bbfJRCSafeguardsEnergyNuclearhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19778870/A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday morning and the Meteorological Agency said small tsunamis as high as 20 inches were believed to have hit coasts in the area.2007-07-16T04:01+0200msnbcenmsnbc-1177e50249e0de875f38bff079ea809dNaturalDisastersNuclearhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070716/ap_on_re_as/japan_quake;_ylt=Apbcxx9qtZ9w0VJDtvC.yNis0NUETOKYO - A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday morning and caused buildings in the capital Tokyo to sway. The Meteorological Agency said small tsunamis as high as 20 inches were believed to have hit coasts in the area. Three nuclear reactors in the region automatically stopped but....2007-07-16T03:57+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-76d189fc8a3f5e84d9177f60966eda1cNaturalDisastersNuclearhttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070716/reuters-en-39b21952ecf1d844de6a5dfc28237140.htmlTOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake jolted the northwestern Japan area around Niigata prefecture (province) on Monday, public broadcaster NHK said. The preliminary magnitude was 6.6. The quake was also felt in Tokyo, and a tsunami watch was issued. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.2007-07-16T03:39+0200reuters-enenreuters-en-39b21952ecf1d844de6a5dfc28237140NaturalDisasters