A man reads a newspaper at a gymnasium used as a shelter in Kashiwazaki, northern Japan July 17, 2007. Nearly 8,000 people spent an anxious night in evacuation centres in northwestern Japan after the strong earthquake.

A woman reads a newspaper at a gymnasium used as a shelter in Kashiwazaki, northern Japan July 17, 2007. Nearly 8,000 people spent an anxious night in evacuation centres in northwestern Japan after the strong earthquake

A man has breakfast after spending the night at a gymnasium acting as a shelter in Kashiwazaki, northern Japan, July 17, 2007. Nearly 8,000 people spent an anxious night in evacuation centres in northwestern Japan after the strong earthquake.

Residents queue for water supplies near a gymnasium used as a shelter in Kashiwazaki July 17, 2007. More than 10,000 people sheltered in evacuation centres on Tuesday in Japan's northwest after the strong earthquake