Tsunami Advisory Issued for Japan’s Pacific Coast

Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency on Monday issued a tsunami advisory for a wide stretch of Japan’s Pacific coast from Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan to the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. The advisory, issued at 9:05 a.m., also covers Tokyo’s Izu and Ogasawara islands in the Pacific and the Okinawa-Amami region straddling Okinawa and Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. According to the advisory, tsunamis of up to one meter may hit the affected areas. The advisory followed an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.2 near the Philippines at around 8:38 a.m., the agency said. The first wave of tsunami was forecast to reach Okinawa’s Miyakojima-Yaeyama region at around 11 a.m. At around 1:30 p.m., tsunami waves are expected to arrive along the coast of Ibaraki, the Uchibo area of Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, the Miura Peninsula and Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The agency is urging people to stay away from the sea and warning those in the water to get out immediately. On Monday, the Japanese government set up a liaison office at the crisis management center of the prime minister’s office in Tokyo. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged people in areas under the advisory to follow information and instructions from the agency and local governments and take necessary precautions, including evacuation. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]