Overview
- Authorities say the advisory, introduced in 2022, remains in effect for 182 municipalities from Hokkaido to Chiba with an estimated short-term probability near 1%.
- Tsunami alerts issued after Monday night’s offshore quake have been lifted, with observed coastal waves peaking around 70 centimetres.
- The Fire and Disaster Management Agency reports 51 people injured as updated inspections detail road damage, broken windows and localized fires.
- Transport and power disruptions are being resolved, with bullet trains resuming and earlier outages affecting about 800 homes largely restored.
- Nuclear operators report no major safety issues during ongoing checks, and a minor water leak at a nuclear fuel facility in Aomori was contained without raising concerns; aftershocks up to magnitude 6.6 and a new mid-6 quake on Wednesday were recorded with no tsunami threat.