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Indian Ocean on tsunami watch after Sumatra quake: US Center
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2012 (AFP) – US seismologists issued an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami watch following a massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra Wednesday but said it appeared to have only generated small waves. The 8.6-magnitude earthquake was followed by …
Japan marks anniversary of tsunami tragedy
ISHINOMAKI, March 11, 2012 (AFP) - Japan fell silent Sunday to honor the 19,000 people killed a year ago in a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that triggered the
Japan PM calls for quicker tsunami waste processing
TOKYO, March 11, 2012 (AFP) - The whole of Japan must redouble efforts to help rid tsunami-hit communities of the millions of tons of waste generated by last
One year on, ‘ghosts’ stalk Japan’s tsunami city
ISHINOMAKI, March 8, 2012 (AFP) - A year after whole neighborhoods full of people were killed by the Japanese tsunami, rumors of ghosts swirl in Ishinomaki as the
Japanese monk guards remains of tsunami unknown
YAMAMOTO, March 3, 2012 (AFP) - Hundreds of the 19,000 people killed by Japan's horrific quake-tsunami remain unmourned, their bodies never claimed because there is no one left
Japan’s tsunami refugees brace for harsh winter
ISHINOMAKI, December 29, 2011 (AFP) - As the mercury plunges in Japan's disaster-hit northeast, thousands of people in temporary homes are digging in for what could be a
Japan Grateful To Georgia For Support During March 11 Disaster
The Consulate General of Japan Atlanta recorded over 1,000 signatures in its condolence and encouragement book after the March 11 earthquake and disaster in northern Japan. "It is
Japan quake caused rare double-wave tsunami: NASA
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2011 (AFP) - The massive earthquake off the coast of Japan in March caused a rare "merging tsunami" in which two waves combined to amplify
Japan donor leaves 10 million yen gift in public toilet
TOKYO, September 29, 2011 (AFP) - An anonymous donor has left a wad of cash worth $131,000 in a public toilet in Japan, with instructions it be used
Silence as Japan marks six months after tsunami
MINAMISANRIKU, September 11, 2011 (AFP) - The people of Japan fell silent in prayer on Sunday, six months after an earthquake and tsunami left 20,000 dead or missing
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