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Official death toll in Japan's disaster tops 2,400
TOKYO (AFP) - The death toll from a killer earthquake and tsunami that flattened much of Japan's northeast coast topped 2,400, police said Tuesday. The National Police Agency said 2,414 people are confirmed dead and 3,118 missing, with 1,885 injured in the disaster which struck on Friday afternoon. The official toll yesterday stood at 1,647. On Sunday, the police chief of Miyagi, one o
World News March 15, 2011
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Japan central bank to inject $183 billion
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's central bank says it is injecting a record15 trillion yen ($183.8 billion) into money markets to stabilize the financial system after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. The figure is more than double the 7 trillion yen the Bank of Japan had announced earlier in the day. The emergency move comes as the Tokyo stock market plunges nearly6 percent, and worries grew about
World Business March 14, 2011
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Tokyo power utility holds off on power cuts
TOKYO (AP) _ Japan's top government spokesman says Tokyo Electric Power has held off on imposing rolling blackouts, but is calling for all to try to limit electricity use. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says that if necessary, the utility is prepared to go ahead with the power rationing, which was supposed to begin Monday in eight prefectures and cities, including parts of Tokyo. The dec
World Business March 14, 2011
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3 injured, 7 missing in blast at Japan nuke plant
TOKYO (AP) _ Tokyo Electric Power Co. says three workers have been injured and seven are missing after an explosion at the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Japan's chief cabinet secretary says a hydrogen explosion occurred Monday at the facility's Unit 3. The blast was similar to an earlier one at a different unit at the facility. Yukio Edano says people within a 12-mile (20-kilome
World Business March 14, 2011
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Japan quake causes emergencies at 5 nuke reactors
TOKYO (AP) _ Japan declared states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants after the units lost cooling ability in the aftermath of Friday's powerful earthquake. Thousands of residents were evacuated as workers struggled to get the reactors under control to prevent meltdowns. Operators at the Fukushima Daiichi plant's Unit 1 scrambled ferociously to tamp down heat and pressu
World News March 12, 2011
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Tsunami surge hits Hawaii
HONOLULU (AFP) - Tsunami waves raced across the vast Pacific Ocean Friday triggered by a huge quake off Japan, washing ashore in Hawaii and threatening the US West Coast, as officials urged people to seek shelter. Sirens blared and Hawaiian authorities rapidly evacuated low-lying areas as the waves rolled across thousands of miles from the Japanese coast to hit Hawaii before dawn around 3:24 a
World News March 12, 2011
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Emergency declared as tsunami hits US West Coast
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - California's governor declared a state of emergency Friday after tsunami waves hit the US West Coast, forcing evacuations, damaging boats and leaving one man missing, swept out to sea. Governor Jerry Brown's declaration for four coastal counties unblocks federal funds to help clean up after waves triggered by Japan's devastating quake hit the US mainland, notably in nor
World News March 12, 2011
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Tsunami-swept Japan ship found, all 81 rescued: Jiji
TOKYO, March 12, 2011 (AFP) - Japanese naval and coastguard helicopters have found a ship that was swept out to sea by a massive tsunami and airlifted all 81 people aboard to safety, Jiji Press reported Saturday. The ship was owned by a shipbuilder in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. Friday's massive quake struck just under 400 kilometres (250 miles) northeast of Tokyo, creating a 10-metre (3
World News March 12, 2011
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Quake brings modern Tokyo to a standstill
TOKYO (AP) _ Japan's huge earthquake brought super-modern Tokyo to a standstill as it paralyzed trains that normally run like clockwork, crippled mobile phones, stranded hordes of commuters and trapped scores of people in elevators. The magnitude-8.9 quake that struck off the coast Friday afternoon and triggered a deadly tsunami in the northeast also violently shook buildings in the capital,
World News March 12, 2011
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Obama: Japan earthquake potentially 'catastrophic'
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama said he was ``heartbroken'' by images of devastation in Japan following Friday's deadly earthquake and tsunami, and pledged U.S. assistance to help the country recover. ``Our hearts go out to our friends in Japan and across the region, and we're going to stand with them as they recover and rebuild from this tragedy,'' Obama said during a White House ne
World News March 12, 2011
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Japan scrambles as radiation released from quake-hit plants
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan scrambled Saturday to prevent nuclear accidents at two atomic plants where reactor cooling systems failed after a massive earthquake, as it evacuated tens of thousands of residents. Radiation 1,000 times above normal was detected in the control room of one plant, although authorities said levels outside the facility's gates were only eight times above normal, spelling "no i
World News March 12, 2011
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Tens of thousands roam Tokyo streets, stations after quake
TOKYO (AP) _ Tens of thousands of stranded people roamed the streets of Tokyo or holed up in offices and train stations as the capital's usual bustling traffic came to a standstill Friday after the biggest earthquake in modern Japanese history struck. The magnitude-8.9 temblor off Japan's northeastern coast shook buildings in the capital, left millions of homes across Japan without electricit
World News March 11, 2011
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Tsunami waves slam Hawaii as storm sweeps islands
HONOLULU (AP) _ Tsunami waves spawned by a massive earthquake in Japan have hit Hawaii. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says Kauai was the first island hit early Friday by the tsunami, which was quickly sweeping through the Hawaiian Island chain. Officials predicted Hawaii would experience waves up to 6 feet (2 meters). Residents in coastal areas of Hawaii were evacuated to refuge areas
World News March 11, 2011
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Japan to evacuate residents near nuke plant
TOKYO (AP) _ Japan ordered thousands of residents near a nuclear power plant to evacuate on Friday following a massive earthquake that caused a problem in the plant's cooling system. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the Fukushima No. 1 power plant was not leaking radiation. The plant is in Onahama city, about 170 miles (270 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo. Japan's nuclear safety agency
World News March 11, 2011
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Massive quake causes surge in telephone traffic between S. Korea, Japan
The massive earthquake that hit Japan's northeastern region has caused telephone traffic to surge between South Korea and its neighbor that effectively made placing calls impossible, the country's largest telephone operator said Friday. KT Corp. said that from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. cellular and landline phone traffic shot up 91 times and 41 times, respectively, compared to normal traffic. Calls
Politics March 11, 2011
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