The Japanese Meteorological Agency said tsunami waves have already reached the country's southwestern coasts, with an estimated maximum height of 3.2 feet.
Mohammad Abedini was arrested three days before Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was detained while on a reporting trip to Iran. Sala, who was believed held as a bargaining chip for Abedini’s release, returned home last week.
Separately, Ukraine revealed more details about the first two North Korean soldiers it has captured alive and said it was willing to exchange them for Ukrainians held in Russia.
The 5-month-old gorilla was discovered in a box on a Turkish Airlines flight from Nigeria to Thailand last month. After a public competition, he has been named Zeytin, or Olive.
The number of Taiwanese accused of spying on behalf of China rose by a third to 64 people last year, officials said, adding that most were current or retired soldiers.
Over about the next six weeks, at least 400 million Hindu pilgrims will gather at the confluence of three sacred rivers, hoping to be released from the cycle of rebirth.