A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas late on Thursday, stopping train lines and causing sporadic power cuts, but there were no reports of major damage, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said.
The tremor, at 10:41 p.m. , registered "strong-5" on Japan's intensity scale, a level that could cause some damage to buildings and power cuts, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Several minutes earlier Kishida tweeted: "Take actions to protect your lives while confirming the latest information." Several train and subway lines in Tokyo and Chiba which initially halted their trains had since restarted their operations, NHK said.
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