The same reason any earthquake happens, tectonic plates shifted against each other.
The most recent Tsunami to hit Japan was in March of 2011.
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The earthquakes are caused by faulting, a sudden lateral or vertical movement of rock along a rupture (break) surface. The quake itself caused the tsunami, displacing a huge volume of water.
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They can happen at any time.
The Japanese earthquake was reported by CNN to have been an 8.9 magnitude earthquake which caused the devastating tsunami. As of March 14, there as been a reported number of 1,900 lives lost and thousands still missing.