Author: Chisa Fujioka and Elaine Lies, Reuters, Tokyo

  • Huge tsunami slams Japan, sweeps across Pacific basin

    (Reuters) – The biggest earthquake on record to hit Japan struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, ships, cars and farm buildings. The Red Cross in Geneva said the wall of water was higher than some Pacific islands and a tsunami warning was…