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Japan issues tsunami warning for eastern Japanese islands

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has issued a 1-metre tsunami warning for islands off the Izu Peninsula on the country’s east coast.

The warning followed an earthquake of preliminary magnitude 6.6 that occurred at 11 a.m. near Torishima Island, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean, about 550 kilometers (340 miles) south of Tokyo.

Rocky Swift Report Editing by Chang-Ran Kim

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