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Workers At Fukushima Plant Evacuate As Quake Near Russia Sparks Tsunami Alert
Workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeast Japan were evacuated Wednesday after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east triggered tsunami warnings around the Pacific.
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5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan, Tremors Felt In Central Tokyo
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, just northeast of Tokyo, the country's weather agency said.
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6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan; No Tsunami Threat
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 Richter scale hit Fukushima and other prefectures in Japan's east and northeast at 12.24 pm (local time) on Sunday, the Japan Times reported.
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Huge Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert; 2 Killed, Millions Lose Power
A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the northeast coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Japan Car Makers Scramble To Assess Impact Of Renesas Auto Chip-Plant Fire
Renesas said it will take at least a month to restart production on a 300mm wafer line at its Naka plant in northeast Japan after an electrical fault caused machinery to catch fire on Friday and poured smoke into the sensitive clean room.
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Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Off Northeast
Japan's meteorological agency lifted a tsunami advisory around an hour after a strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the country's northeastern coast on Saturday, causing no immediate damage or injuries.
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Toyota To Suspend Production At Nine Group Factories In Japan Due To Earthquake
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it will suspend its vehicle production on 14 lines at nine group factories in Japan due to an earthquake that hit Japan's northeast on February 13, 2021.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe's India Visit Postponed Amid Citizenship Act Protests
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India has been cancelled after an annual summit between the prime ministers of the two countries, scheduled to be held in Guwahati next week, was postponed amid violent protests in the northeast over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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Japan May Extend Special Recruitment Programme For Nursing Jobs
Japan may extend a special recruitment programme to the Northeast under which residents of the region will be offered nursing jobs in that country.
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Japan To Invest Rs 13,000 Crore In Infrastructure Projects In Northeast
Japan has decided to invest Rs 13,000 crore (205.784 billion Yen) in several ongoing and new projects in the Northeast, an official statement said on Friday.
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Workers At Fukushima Plant Evacuate As Quake Near Russia Sparks Tsunami Alert
Workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeast Japan were evacuated Wednesday after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east triggered tsunami warnings around the Pacific.
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5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan, Tremors Felt In Central Tokyo
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, just northeast of Tokyo, the country's weather agency said.
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6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan; No Tsunami Threat
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 Richter scale hit Fukushima and other prefectures in Japan's east and northeast at 12.24 pm (local time) on Sunday, the Japan Times reported.
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Huge Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert; 2 Killed, Millions Lose Power
A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the northeast coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Japan Car Makers Scramble To Assess Impact Of Renesas Auto Chip-Plant Fire
Renesas said it will take at least a month to restart production on a 300mm wafer line at its Naka plant in northeast Japan after an electrical fault caused machinery to catch fire on Friday and poured smoke into the sensitive clean room.
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Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Off Northeast
Japan's meteorological agency lifted a tsunami advisory around an hour after a strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the country's northeastern coast on Saturday, causing no immediate damage or injuries.
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Toyota To Suspend Production At Nine Group Factories In Japan Due To Earthquake
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it will suspend its vehicle production on 14 lines at nine group factories in Japan due to an earthquake that hit Japan's northeast on February 13, 2021.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe's India Visit Postponed Amid Citizenship Act Protests
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India has been cancelled after an annual summit between the prime ministers of the two countries, scheduled to be held in Guwahati next week, was postponed amid violent protests in the northeast over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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Japan May Extend Special Recruitment Programme For Nursing Jobs
Japan may extend a special recruitment programme to the Northeast under which residents of the region will be offered nursing jobs in that country.
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Japan To Invest Rs 13,000 Crore In Infrastructure Projects In Northeast
Japan has decided to invest Rs 13,000 crore (205.784 billion Yen) in several ongoing and new projects in the Northeast, an official statement said on Friday.
