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By Yuto Inoue and Ayano Takada
Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
15:12 JST,
July 31, 2025
Traffic congestion and the risk of heatstroke were among the problems that emerged as people followed evacuation directives issued Wednesday after a powerful earthquake off Russia’s east coast sent tsunami barreling toward Japan.