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Japan quake brings back memories of deadly 2011 tsunami

Japan quake brings back memories of deadly 2011 tsunami

SAKURA MURAKAMI and ISSEI KATO THE stench of alcohol filled the small bar on Sunday as Aoi Hoshino swept up glass from whiskey bottles smashed in a strong earthquake the night before, one appearing to be an aftershock from a devastating quake that hit the Fukushima area in 2011. The 7.3 magnitude quake struck shortly before midnight Saturday and cracked walls, shattered windows and set off a landslide in Fukushima, the area closest to the epicentre. More than 100 people were injured. Hoshino, 46, swept broken glass from some 20 shattered whiskey bottles into a garbage bag in her bar…
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