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Earthquake hits Tokyo; China releases Astellas employee

A strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near Tokyo, the meteorological agency reported today.

Japanese media noted that an Astellas employee imprisoned in China will be released in December, according to Reuters.

The business community in Japan is working to ease tensions with Beijing amid Russia's takeover of Japanese assets, SCMP reports.

No tsunami alert was issued following the quake, which struck off the coast near Tokyo.

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People were searching for this story in 6 of the 54 countries E14 follows on Google Trends. Rank = its place among the searches that trended in that country within four hours of it.

#5 search in Australia (of 71) · 2K+ · “japan earthquake today” · Google Trends →#8 search in Switzerland (of 32) · 500+ · “japan” · Google Trends →

Sources —

6 articles
01reutersreuters.com · 8 NovAstellas employee imprisoned in China to be released in December, Japanese media report 02scmpscmp.com · 7 NovWill Russia’s asset takeover finally push Japan into retaliation? 03abcnewsabcnews.com · 8 NovA strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan, meteorological agency says - ABC News 04foxweatherfoxweather.com · 6 NovStrong magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattles Japanese coast near Tokyo 05japantimesjapantimes.co.jp · 6 NovMagnitude 6.1 quake hits off Tokyo, but no tsunami alert issued 06japantimesjapantimes.co.jp · 7 NovJapan business community working to ease tensions between Tokyo and Beijing

Open data on the globe —

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M6.1 earthquake
29 km deep · 2 d ago · 10 quakes nearby this week
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Why these floors —

E2 · E12 · E11 · E10

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E2, nuclei; the pressure it names: earthquake. Its words also reach E12 states, E11 organizations and E10 institutions.

Here it is a dynamic between the deep Earth, states and organizations: magnitude 5.7 earthquake, tsunami alert and quake struck (E2 nuclei), with Japanese media, Beijing and Russia's takeover (E12 states), and Astellas employee (E11 organizations).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E2 Nucleimain floor

The floor of the deep Earth and the stars. In this briefing: magnitude 5.7 earthquake, tsunami alert, quake struck.

E12 States

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Japanese media, Beijing, Russia's takeover.

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: Astellas employee.

E10 Institutions

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: business community.