Hundreds of Taiwanese tourists stranded in Japan after quake

More than 700 Taiwanese visitors are stranded in Japan because of flight delays in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck the northern island of Hokkaido in the early hours of Thursday, according to Taiwan's Tourism Bureau.

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