A tsunami more than one metre (3ft) high has hit Japan's northern Pacific coast, nearly 24 hours after the powerful earthquake in Chile.
Thousands of people were earlier told to leave coastal areas after predictions bigger waves could strike.
Other Pacific nations were hit by tsunamis, but the danger is now thought to have passed.
BBC NEWS CHANNEL
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