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Tsunami Warnings Downgraded as Transport Resumes; One Dead and Three Missing Off Izu Islands

Authorities are racing to find three crew missing after their vessel sank near the Izu Islands in the aftermath of the M8.7 quake, with advisories still in effect across sections of the Pacific coast.

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Overview

  • The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded tsunami warnings for most Pacific coast regions to advisories by the morning of July 31.
  • Advisories remain in the Izu Islands, Kagoshima’s Tanegashima and Yakushima, and coastal areas from Aomori to Chiba, where beaches and ports remain closed.
  • Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa confirmed one death, ten injuries and more than ten heatstroke cases among evacuees.
  • Tsunami waves reached 1.3 meters at Kuji in Iwate Prefecture, with peaks of 70 centimeters observed at ports in Hokkaido and Miyazaki overnight.
  • Search teams, including the Japan Coast Guard, are scouring the waters between Shikine and Miyake islands for three crew members unaccounted for after their small vessel sank on July 31.