Powerful quake hits Japan

An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s northeastern coast around 0546 GMT on Friday.

Japan quake

An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s northeastern coast around 0546 GMT on Friday.

It caused a four-metre tsunami in the port city of Kamishi and its tremors shook buildings in the capital Tokyo, over 300 kilometres away.

Now Taiwan has issued a tsunami warning.

Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee has more.

Source: Al Jazeera