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Japan Quake

An massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit off the northeastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, triggering a massive tsunami which caused alerts to go up along the pacific basin.

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Articles About Japan Quake

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Japan Earthquake 2012: Tokyo At Risk For Major Disaster In Near Future

By IBTimes

Just days after the somber one-year anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that killed nearly 16,000 people in 2011, Japan was struck by two new earthquakes. (Mar 16, 2012)

MORE TOPICS: PAKISTAN, JAPAN, INDIA, EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI

Kumagai visits the spot where her house washed away by the March 11, 2011 tsunami, used to stand in Higashimatsushima
Japan Earthquake, Tsunami as Seen Through the Eyes of a Child [SLIDESHOW]

By IBTimes UK

A 7-year-old girl, Wakana Kumagai, revisits the spot where her house used to and her father died. (Mar 12, 2012)

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Earthquake Tsunami: Japan Observes First Anniversary (PHOTOS)
Japan Observes First Anniversary of Earthquake, Tsunami (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)

By IBTimes IN

Japan on Sunday marks the first anniversary of the disastrous quake and tsunami that hit the island nation last year. (Mar 12, 2012)

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Smoke rises from houses damaged by an earthquake and tsunami in Sendai
Report: Quake Debris from Japan to Reach U.S. Soil This Year

By IBTimes AU

Household appliances and other debris picked by tsunami waves and carried off to open seas during the massive quake that hit northeast Japan on March last year could soon reach U.S. territories this year and next year. (Mar 01, 2012)

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Ready to Support Eurozone, Says Japanese PM

By India Blooms News Service

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters his country saw the Eurozone debt crisis as a major risk in today's scenario. The Prime Minister was interviewed via a video-link, from Tokyo. (Jan 29, 2012)

MORE TOPICS: TSUNAMI, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, INDIA, EARTHQUAKE, DISASTERS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, TSUNAMI

Japan Tsunami on Google Street View
In Pictures: Google Documents Damage to Japan After the Quake and Tsunami

By IBTimes AU

The Google team has fulfilled their promise to digitally archive images of areas in major and coastal cities in Japan that were damaged due to the earthquake and tsunami that struck in March 11, 2011. (Dec 15, 2011)

MORE TOPICS: JAPAN, TSUNAMI, EARTHQUAKE, DISASTERS, MANAGEMENT

China Resumes Nuclear Plant Construction By Yearend

By IBTimes AU

China has been given the go-signal to resume the construction of its nuclear power plants that were discontinued earlier this year prompted by Japan's Fukushima crisis in March. (Nov 18, 2011)

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6.9 Magnitude Earthquake off Okinawa; What Holds Clues to Massive Quakes?

By IBTimes

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude was recorded, off the northwest coast of Okinawa, Japan, at noon on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (Nov 08, 2011)

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Japan’s March 11 Earthquake Almost Shook the Space: Study
Japan’s March 11 Earthquake Almost Shook Space: Study

By IBTimes

Vibrations from the devastating earthquake that hit Japan in March 2011, triggering a massive tsunami, had almost reached the outer space, a new study has revealed. (Aug 05, 2011)

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Leading indicator hit by Japan turmoil
Leading indicator hit by Japan turmoil

By Reuters

Canada's composite leading indicator eked out a 0.2 percent month-on-month gain in June, when supply problems caused by the Japan quake hit Canadian manufacturers, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Jul 20, 2011)

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