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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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5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northeast Japan, No Tsunami Warning
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Hokkaido early on Sunday morning local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Connectivity Key Area Of India, Japan Joint Projects In North-East States
India and Japan have held the second meeting of their Act East Forum, during which they agreed to boost cooperation on connectivity projects in the northeast, a Japanese Embassy statement said.
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A Floating Car Is Born From the Carnage of Japan's Tsunami
Hideo Tsurumaki watched the giant tsunami waves crash onto Japan's northeast coast on March 11, 2011, sweeping away cars filled with people trying to escape.
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Oppose 'Third Party', Says China on India-Japan's Northeast Plan
Reacting to Japan's plan to step up investments in the northeastern states in India, China said it was against the involvement of a "third party" in the region where it has boundary disputes with India.
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Strong Earthquake Hits Northeast Japan, No Tsunami Risk
A strong earthquake struck northeast of Tokyo late Wednesday but there was no fear of a tsunami, Japan's meteorological agency said.
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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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5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northeast Japan, No Tsunami Warning
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Hokkaido early on Sunday morning local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Connectivity Key Area Of India, Japan Joint Projects In North-East States
India and Japan have held the second meeting of their Act East Forum, during which they agreed to boost cooperation on connectivity projects in the northeast, a Japanese Embassy statement said.
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A Floating Car Is Born From the Carnage of Japan's Tsunami
Hideo Tsurumaki watched the giant tsunami waves crash onto Japan's northeast coast on March 11, 2011, sweeping away cars filled with people trying to escape.
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Oppose 'Third Party', Says China on India-Japan's Northeast Plan
Reacting to Japan's plan to step up investments in the northeastern states in India, China said it was against the involvement of a "third party" in the region where it has boundary disputes with India.
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Strong Earthquake Hits Northeast Japan, No Tsunami Risk
A strong earthquake struck northeast of Tokyo late Wednesday but there was no fear of a tsunami, Japan's meteorological agency said.
