Tokyo (CNN)An earthquake shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday, just ahead of US President Donald Trump's arrival to Japan.
The
epicenter was in Chiba, 48 miles south of Tokyo, according to
information from Japan's meteorological agency, which is next to the
town where Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are due to play golf on
Sunday.
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump disembark from Air Force One.
Tokyo (CNN)An earthquake shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday, just ahead of US President Donald Trump's arrival to Japan.
The
epicenter was in Chiba, 48 miles south of Tokyo, according to
information from Japan's meteorological agency, which is next to the
town where Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are due to play golf on
Sunday.
Earthquake epicenter
The
quake, which measured as magnitude 5 by the US Geological Survey, could
be felt in Tokyo -- where buildings shook, but there is no tsunami
threat and no readily visible damage.
Trump is the first foreign leader to
visit Japan in the "Reiwa" era, which formally began Emperor Naruhito
was crowned on May 1. Japan's eras mark who the emperor is and form the
basis for the Japanese calendar system.
Former Emperor Akihito, 85, presided over the Heisei era, which ended the day he stepped down in April.
During
Trump's largely ceremonial visit to Japan, he will meet the country's
new emperor and will also hold discussions with Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe -- with trade and North Korea high on the agenda. He is
joined by first lady Melania Trump.
The state visit will provide an altogether more pleasant vibe than in Washington, where talk of impeachment is now rampant and Trump is seething at Democrats' investigations into his administration.
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