Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 153 Mon. October 25, 2004       International Shocked Japanese sent scrambling A man rides his bike pass collapsed houses following the earthquake in Ojiya, Niigata prefecture, 300km north of Tokyo yesterday. A series of powerful earthquakes in central Japan, including an initial tremor measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, left 21 people dead or missing and injured 1,000 others. PHOTO: AFP