Powerful quake rocks Tokyo
A strong offshore earthquake rocked Tokyo on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, swaying buildings in the capital and stopping subway services.
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The magnitude 6.3 quake hit at 8:08 am Tuesday (2308 GMT Monday) off the coast of Chiba prefecture, just east of Tokyo, the agency said, adding there was no chance of a tsunami.
Shinkansen bullet train services stopped operations to the northern region, hit badly by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that killed 13,130 and left 13,718 missing.
There were no immediate reports of fresh damage.
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