Tokyo: Hazardous tsunami waves of up to five metres are predicted along the north coast of central Japan on Monday within 300 kilometres of a magnitude 7.5 quake's epicentre, US and Japanese agencies said.

       "Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible within 300km of the epicenter along the coasts of Japan," the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, while the Japan Meteorological Agency warned the waves could be up to five metres high. - AFP