Japan’s Tokara islands hit by 900 earthquakes in two weeks

No major damage has been reported in the Tokara island chain, Japan’s meteorological agency says

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More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote island chain in southern Japan in the past two weeks, according to the country’s weather agency, leaving residents unable to sleep and fearful of what might come next.