Azerbaijan, Baku, March 14 / Trend S.Agayeva /
The Azerbaijani Embassy in Japan reported that no Azerbaijani citizens suffered in the earthquake in the country.
"We got in touch with our fellow citizens living in Tokyo and other cities," Ambassador to Tokyo Azer Huseynov told Trend on Monday. "No one was injured in the earthquake and tsunami."
The situation in the country is normalizing, he said. The embassy's staff regularly contacts with Azerbaijanis living in the country.
Huseynov said over 50 Azerbaijani citizens temporarily live and study in Japan.
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 hit Japan's northeastern coast last week. The quake's epicenter is thought to have been 24 kilometers below the ocean off the Miyagi prefecture. It shook buildings in Tokyo, some 373 kilometers away.
The tsunami swept away houses and cars in several prefectures. The giant waves covered fields and roads, and destroyed buildings and structures.