Japan’s industrial production rose for the third straight month in June as the world’s third biggest economy stages a recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Japan’s new disaster reconstruction minister resigned today after his widely criticised behaviour during a visit to the quake-devastated north east coast, where he refused to shake a governor’s hand, scolded the official and threatened to withhold aid.

Sirens wailed and people bowed their heads and wept along Japan’s devastated north-east coast today as they marked a month since the devastating tsunami which killed up to 25,000 people and unleashed a nuclear crisis.

Japan’s central bank is continuing to pour cash into the banking system to calm jittery money markets as the yen shot to a record high.

GROWING up in this small fishing town on Japan’s northeastern coast, 16-year-old Minami Sato never took the annual tsunami drills seriously.

IT took just minutes for the earthquake and tsunami to devastate Japan’s northeast. Rebuilding will take years — if it can be afforded.

Japanese authorities have widened the evacuation area to 20kms around the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant.

An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale rocked Japan’s north-eastern coast today, unleashing a 33ft (10m) tsunami which swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off Japan’s north-eastern coast today, shaking buildings hundreds of miles away in Tokyo and triggering a small tsunami.

The tsunami from Chile’s deadly earthquake hit Japan’s main islands and the shores of Russia today but the smaller-than-expected waves prompted the lifting of a Pacific-wide alert.

The first tsunami from an earthquake in Chile hit Japan’s outlying islands today, but while the initial waves were small and most of the Pacific islands already in its path were spared damage, officials warned a bigger surge could follow.

A powerful earthquake rattled northern Japan, injuring more than 100 people, triggering landslides and cutting power to thousands of households.

Soldiers fought their way through a torrent of mud and rocks at a hot spring today where several people were believed to be buried after an earthquake hit northern Japan, killing at least seven and injuring more than 200.

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked a rural, mountainous area of northern Japan today, killing at least three people, triggering landslides, stopping train service and knocking down a bridge.

A huge 8.3 magnitude earthquake off Japan’s northern coast sparked a tsunami warning today, sending thousands along the archipelago’s eastern coast fleeing to higher ground.

A strong earthquake shook northern Japan today and the country’s Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings.

A POWERFUL earthquake rocked northeastern Japan yesterday, knocking out power, causing a landslide and disrupting road and rail traffic. Buildings swayed in Tokyo, hundreds of miles away.

A powerful earthquake rocked north-eastern Japan today, starting fires and landslides and making buildings sway hundreds of miles away in the capital Tokyo.