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Right now looks like there's a lot of incredible fires going on, water damage, just destruction in general. what do you know about that particular area of the country? >> reporter: well, there's one of the major cities out in japan. you know, the fact they are already, you know -- initial reports we're getting, the damage we're already seeing, you can imagine once things quiet down, things get settled, we'll get more reports of that. so, you can imagine the economic impact they will feel. sendai is definitely one of the major cities in japan. and the fact they have experienced a quake this big...

The task force will gather information on damage and prepare for more possible tsunamis. japan's foreign minister matsumoto has ordered his officials to start preparing to accept foreign assistance. she has also told them to check on the safety of foreigners living here in japan. the pacific tsunami warning center has issued a tsunami warning not just for japan but also for russia, marcus island, the northern marianas, guam, wake island and taiwan. the pacific tsunami warning center has issued a tsunami warning not just for japan, where a tsunami has already struck. you can see some of the dam...

Well. while the epicenter is a few hours away from here, we're feeling the impact here in tokyo. >> akiko, also we have been seeing incredible pictures from what appears to be the airport. in fact, a lot of people standing on the rooftops at the airport. the airport appeared to be completely and totally flooded. lots of debris in the area surrounding the airport, cars, all sort of debris. we're looking at those pictures now. do you have any information of what's going on there? >> reporter: i don't have that information. we're following it just as you are as well, watching live video coming ou...

Haneda, as well as narita airport. a great earthquake has hit japan. magnitude 8.4 in northern japan. agency has been warning of tsunami ever since the quake. tsunami has hit miyagi, sendai area as live helicopter camera crews are up covering and showing you exactly what is going on at this time. deputy chief cabinet secretary told reporters on friday that miyagi prefecture where the earthquake has hit hardest has asked the government to send self-defense force units to deal with the situation and aid the situation. defense ministry officials say self-defense force personnel are currently cont...

Public broadcaster out of japan. this is a rolling tide of tsunami water. you see it takes outside homes. this is a rural region north of tokyo called miyagi. as we continue to get details, most saying the aftershock just as bad. coming in at 7.4. once again, this quake struck in the middle of the afternoon, locally, 2:46. most people are out and about during their day. as you can see, perhaps the upside would be that this looks to be a sparsely populated region as opposed to an area like tokyo that would have more people. but this is footage from the initial tsunami taking out cars and causin...