Avalanches reported on Sea of Japan coast

December 24, 2005

Heavy snow fell Saturday in areas already blanketed by record amounts of snow, particularly along the Sea of Japan coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, causing avalanches and snarling transportation. A 52-year-old man who was removing snow...

M4.8 quake jolts Aichi, Mie

December 24, 2005

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 jolted Aichi, Mie prefectures and adjacent areas on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Nagoya, Ichinomiya a...