NHK and TV-Asahi gave top play to reports that an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 4 on the Japanese scale of 0 – 7 hit the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture this morning. TBS led with a report that Japan Airlines experienced a system failure this morning, disrupting many domestic flights. NTV and Fuji-TV continued to give top play to reports on a man arrested on charges of kidnapping a girl held captive at his home for two years.