The latest from TEPCO - the company says the cooling system for storage pool for spent nuclear fuel at No. 3 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi plant has been halted

That's via Reuters headline

Japan chief cabinet secretary Suga, news conference (Headlines via Bloomberg):

  • No radiation release from Dai-NI cooling system halt
  • No immediate danger of radiation leak from Fukushima

1 metre tsunami has hit Fukushima ... UPDATE and clarification from the comments (thanks Yuki: Hit the beach. Hit the seawall. But one meter obviously did NOT "hit the plant".)

Daini nuclear plant

More on the cooling system halt

  • Temp have hit around 27 degree (C), danger area is 65 and above
  • Temps 28.7 ... rising slowly ... 0.2 degree higher in past hour
  • Company says would take a week to hit upper limit

more to come

Initial quake M6.9 (was preliminary reported at 7.3):

tsunami warnings:

NHK have a live link available here

  • The advice to evacuate is still in effect, leave coastal areas and riversides immediately.
  • And stay in the evacuation areas until the warning is cleared

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Earlier:

  1. Tokyo earthquake reports - Japan prelim magnitude 7.3 - off Fukushima
  2. Japan earthquake - No abnormality found at Onagawa nuclear power plant
  3. Japan earthquake - more - tsunami alert, nuclear plants said to be OK
  4. Japan earthquake update - tsunami advisory still in effect - multiple aftershocks