BREAKING: 900,000 ORDERED TO EVACUATE IN JAPAN ISHINOMAKI DUE TO TSUNAMI
KEY UPDATES:

Highest wave detected: 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) at Ishinomaki

900,000+ residents ordered to evacuate across 133 municipalities

Evacuation zone: Hokkaido to Okinawa along entire Pacific coast

No reports of injuries or damage so far

The M8.8 quake is the strongest globally since Japan's devastating March 2011 M9.0 earthquake that caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT:

First waves often NOT the largest

Multiple wave surges expected

Expert warning: Even small tsunamis can destroy harbors

Alaska, Hawaii, and US West Coast still facing incoming waves with arrival times unchanged.

DO NOT return to coastal areas - tsunami threat continues for hours.
Mike