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Is it safe to travel to Japan and where was the earthquake? Travel advice as death toll hits 48

Source: via REUTERS

At least 48 people have been killed by an earthquake in Japan, which had a magnitude of 7.6 and caused a fire and buildings to collapse on the main island's west coast.

According to , orders were issued for almost 100,000 residents in nine prefectures to evacuate's west coast.

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