Strong Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Shakes Tokyo

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck the greater Tokyo region shortly after 2 a.m. on August 23, registering a maximum intensity of lower 5 on Japan's seven-level seismic scale in Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba and Tokyo, with no threat of a tsunami. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred at around 2:00 a.m., with its epicenter in southern Ibaraki…