Japan issues tsunami advisory following 6.7 magnitude quake

Japan issued a tsunami advisory Sunday after an offshore 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck a northern Pacific region. The quake struck around 5.03pm (0803 GMT) in waters off Iwate, prompting the advisory for a possible tsunami up to one metre high, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. "A tsunami advisory has been issued" for the Iwate coast, the JMA