A magnitude 6.6 earthquake, measuring a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, struck off the west coast of Shikoku island on Wednesday night, but authorities reported no major damage or link to the Nankai Trough quake.There was no tsunami from the quake, which struck at 11:14 p.m., and reports suggested only minor injuries and damage.The quake measured a weak 6 — the third highest level — in the Ehime Prefecture town of Ainan and the Kochi Prefecture city of Sukumo. Striking at a depth of...
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake, measuring a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, struck off the west coast of Shikoku island on Wednesday night.There was no threat of a tsunami and no initial reports of injuries or damage from the quake, which struck at 11:14 p.m.The quake measured a weak 6 — the third highest level — in parts of Kochi and Ehime prefectures. Striking at a depth of 50 kilometers, its epicenter was in the Bungo Channel, a straight separating the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku.
Public support for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet has fallen to 16.6% in April, a new low for the administration since its launch in October 2021, a Jiji Press opinion poll shows.The approval rate fell 1.4 percentage points from the previous month, while the disapproval rate climbed 2.0 points to 59.4%. A total of 24% of respondents had no opinion.Punishments announced last week by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Kishida, for senior members of party factions involved in a...