Strong Earthquake Hits Northern Japan

NIIGATA, JAPAN - JULY 18: Damaged road and pavement leading to nuclear power generation unit No 3, from which smoke spewed following Monday's earthquake, at the Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant testify to the earthquake's 6.8 magnitude on July 18, 2007 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. TEPCO confirmed a leak of radioactive material from nuclear power generator unit No 7, having previously announced that 1.5 litres of water containing radioactive materials had leaked from a unit into the sea. The possibility of further radioactive leaks at the plant are under investigation. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)