A tsunami of about 3 meters high was expected to hit Niigata and other prefectures on the western coast of Japan. Smaller tsunami waves were already confirmed to have reached the coastline.
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00:00 A tsunami of about three meters high is expected to hit Nagata and other prefectures of the
00:11 western coast of Japan after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the western coastline. According
00:17 to Japan's public broadcaster, smaller tsunami waves were already confirmed to have reached
00:22 the coastline. The government has ordered an evacuation of the area. The area includes
00:27 a nuclear plant. Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator, said it was checking for problems
00:32 but there were no immediate reports of any irregularities.
00:40 Japan is an extremely quake-prone nation. In March 2011, a major quake and tsunami devastated
00:47 a large part of the country. The tsunami also instigated a major nuclear accident at a power
00:53 station along the coast.
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