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It was a pretty good shake in the Tokyo area. Centered up in the Tohoku region where the March 11 quake and wave occurred. I think initially it is a Japanese shindo 4 (Magnitude 7.1 has now been stated).Not as powerful as March quake, but perhaps just as long in duration. Heads up. The predictions of a tsunami are only at around 50 centimeters high (at this point at least).

JAPAN-POLITICS/HATOYAMA-OZAWA (URGENT, REPEAT) Tue Jun 1, 2010 9:19pm EDT RPT-Japan PM Hatoyama says to resign, Ozawa to quit TOKYO June 2 (Reuters) - Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Wednesday he would resign, as the ruling party struggles to revive its chances in an upper house election expected in July. He said ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa would also resign from the party's No.2 post.

"TOKYO: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, injuring at least 20 people" "Black smoke was seen pouring from the nearby Kashiwazaki nuclear plant, which was automatically shut down in the quake. NHK reported the smoke was caused by a fire in an electrical transformer, and that no radioactivity had been released."

Strong earthquake jolts Tokyo; tsunami warning issued, NHK reports