A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 earthquake hit off the shores of Japan's southern Pacific island. Fortunately, no damage known and no tsunami expected.
source:
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/01/japan-earthquake-70-1428-1jan2012-happy.html and
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/120775/a-magnitude-7-0-earthquake-hits-eastern-japan Quite surprising for the first day of 2012, but hope Japan will able to encounter it.
PRAYFORJAPAN!