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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook Tokyo, Japan

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has shaken the Japanese capital, Tokyo. The epicenter was reported below the ground, however; A tsunami alert was not issued.

An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale shook Tokyo, Japan. Its center was recorded below the bottom of the Pacific Ocean; A tsunami alert was not issued. Its center was recorded below the bottom of the Pacific Ocean; A tsunami alert was not issued.

pickup soccer game, as though the 70 shivering visitors from South Africa, China, Malaysia, Spain, and Russia had traveled all that way to chase balls along the gritty waterfront.

It was an hour or two before dawn, and we were actually suiting up for a tour of Tsukiji Shijo, which at the time was the largest fish market in the world. Tsukiji was a labyrinth of warehouses, freezers, loading docks, auction blocks, and vendor stalls, and it had fed the city for nearly a century. It had also become—to the dismay of some who worked there—an attraction, promoted in countless articles and cable cooking shows.

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When I visited last year, though, the historic market was nearing the end of its run. The breezy stalls and cracked cobblestone floors lured tourists seeking authenticity, but in hypermodern Tokyo such things were officially seen as an unsanitary part of the unruly past. By autumn Tsukiji would close, its vendors moving from the heart of the city to a new, bland-looking facility to the southeast.