In Japan, tsunami warning resurfaces memories of Fukushima disaster

FILE PHOTO: A police tape barring cars and people from entering, is placed across an area in Ono, Fukushima prefecture, after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant was wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami. March 19, 2011. REUTERS/Joe Chan/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) -Residents across Japan's Pacific coast rushed to higher ground on Wednesday as tsunami warnings following a massive earthquake off Russia's Far East resurfaced painful memories and lessons from the devastating 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster.

Television banners flashed "TSUNAMI! EVACUATE!" and similar warnings as most broadcasters cut regular programming to issue warnings and focus on evacuation orders, as tsunami waves approached Japan's shores.