| At least one person was killed when a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 and several big aftershocks rocked northern Japan The focus of the initial quake was in the Niigata prefecture, some 150 miles north of Tokyo. The jolts, including aftershocks of magnitude up to 6.3 on the Richter scale, were also felt strongly in the capital rocking buildings. At least one person died, a Japanese news agency reported. Other media reported that several people had been injured. A bullet train was derailed in Niigata and an expressway was partially collapsed, media reports said. |