Tsunami warning lifted hours after 7.5-magnitude quake hits northeastern Japan

TOKYO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency lifted a tsunami warning for coastal areas of Aomori, Iwate and Hokkaido prefectures early on Tuesday, hours after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck northeastern Japan. The powerful temblor occurred at 11:15 p.m. local time on Monday off Aomori's Pacific coast at a depth of 54 km, measuring upper 6 on Japan's...