Japan issues tsunami warnings
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A tsunami reaching up to 70 centimeters (2 feet 4 inches) was recorded at Kuji Port in Iwate Prefecture, just south of Aomori.
A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck late Monday off northern Japan, according to officials. Several people have been reportedly injured.
U.S. Treasury yields rose and the dollar gained against the Japanese yen on Monday as investors assessed the potential impact of a strong earthquake in Japan, while major stock indexes were slightly lower.
An earthquake with a high likelihood of striking beneath Tokyo and nearby areas in the coming decades could kill 18,000 people and cause 83 trillion yen ($535 billion) in economic damage in the worst-case scenario, according to a Japanese draft government estimate.