Japan hit by tsunami as high as 1 meter after M8.8 quake off Russia

The Japan Meteorological Agency holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 30, 2025, regarding a tsunami warning issued for the country's Pacific coast after a strong earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. (Kyodo)

A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 30, 2025, regarding a tsunami warning issued for the country's Pacific coast after a strong earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. (Kyodo)

Television screens in Osaka show news of a tsunami warning issued for Japan's Pacific coast after a strong earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, on July 30, 2025. (Kyodo)

People watch the sea from higher ground in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. (Kyodo)

An electronic board on a national highway in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, displays a tsunami warning on July 30, 2025, issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. (Kyodo)

Electronic displays at JR Sapporo Station in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, show train service suspensions due to a tsunami warning on July 30, 2025, following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. (Kyodo)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on July 30, 2025, following a tsunami warning issued for the country's Pacific coast after a strong earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. (Kyodo)

TOKYO - Vast stretches of Japan's Pacific coast were hit by tsunami waves that at one location exceeded 1 meter on Wednesday, after a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in the morning.

Japan hit by tsunami as high as 1 meter after M8.8 quake off Russia

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