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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck central Japan early Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The quake hit at around 1:04 a.m. local time on November 7 in Shizuoka Prefecture's western region at a depth of 40 km, with a seismic intensity of 5 (on Japan's 0-7 scale) also recorded in Chita City, Aichi Prefecture, Dong-A Ilbo reports. Japanese media reported dozens of injuries, the Korea Times says. North Korea criticized Japan's push to raise defense spending on Friday, saying it will darken prospects of Japan's economic recovery and impose "heavy hardships" on its people, Yonhap reports.