Wendy Zukerman, Asia-Pacific reporter Aftershocks have ravaged the east coast of Japan since the Sendai megaquake of 11 March, and are expected to continue in the coming days. Could Tokyo, with a ...

On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m. local time (05:46 Universal Time, or UTC), a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan, at 38.3 degrees North latitude and 142.4 degrees East ...

STEVE INSKEEP, Host: We are also keeping watch on Japan, where the largest city to take a direct hit from the earthquake and tsunami was Sendai. It's still reeling form the disaster.

On average, the airline only filled 35% of its 264 seats on the Honolulu-Sendai leg but 70% on its Sapporo-Honolulu leg, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation.