Japan’s Meteorological Agency has lifted all tsunami advisories in northeastern and eastern prefectures that were put in place after a powerful earthquake. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at around 6 AM on Tuesday. The Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the coast of Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures and advisories for other prefectures along the Pacific Ocean. Some residents of coastal areas evacuated to higher ground. A series of tsunami reached wide areas, including one measuring 1.4 meters at Sendai Port in Miyagi. Reproduction/NHK The agency later downgraded the warning to an advisory, and then lifted all the advisories before 1 PM. Authorities say at least 12 people were injured in Tuesday’s earthquake. The Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has restored a cooling system at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, which briefly stopped after the quake. The operator also says tsunami waves...
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