21.   Patrick Crosby, a Justice Department spokesman with the Southeast Bomb Task Force in Andrews, would neither confirm nor deny the broadcast reports.

22.   A police spokesman with the Niigata prefectural, or state, police could not confirm the report, however, saying an investigation was still under way.

23.   A police spokesman with the Niigata prefectural, or state, police could not confirm the report, saying an investigation was still under way.

24.   A spokesman with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police would not confirm the reports, saying only that there had been no official announcement.

25.   A spokesman with a public relations firm that used to represent Edgix declined to comment.

26.   A spokesman with the Tochigi prefectural police said officers were checking with other police stations to see if there had been any reports of damage or injuries.

27.   A spokesman with parent company Stena Line could not immediately be reached for comment.

28.   A spokesman with the Chiba Prefectural Police said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries accompanying the quake.

29.   A spokesman with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police said the demonstration took place Saturday morning amid heightened security due to the Winter Olympics that opened Saturday.