TOKYO, June 26 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:
[Provisional translation]
[Opening Statement by Prime Minister Takaichi]
At approximately 10:29 p.m. today, an earthquake with its epicenter in the Fuji Goko region in Yamanashi Prefecture occurred, and strong tremors with a maximum seismic intensity of 6 lower were observed in Fujikawaguchiko Town, eastern Yamanashi Prefecture.
Immediately after the earthquake, the Government established an information contact office at the Prime Minister's Office Crisis Management Center and convened an emergency gathering team consisting of director-general-level officials from the relevant ministries and agencies. We are making every effort to assess the damage and im...