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Thousands In Japan Rally Against US Base On Okinawa
Thousands of people surrounded Japan's parliament on Sunday to protest against government plans to relocate a US military base on Okinawa island, local media reported.
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Over 800,000 Evacuated in China After Super Typhoon Chan-hom Threat
Super typhoon Chan-hom barrelled towards Shanghai Saturday prompting the evacuation of more than 865,000 people in eastern China, after lashing Japan's Okinawa island chain and Taiwan.
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Tsunami Warning After 6.6 Magnitude Quake in Japan
A tsunami as big as one metre (three feet) was reportedly forecast to hit islands in Japan's far south today after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan.
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Japan Braces as Super Typhoon Vongfong Powers North
Japan was bracing on Friday for its strongest storm this year, a super typhoon powering north towards the Okinawa island chain that threatens to rake a wide swathe of the nation with strong winds and torrential rain.
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Powerful Typhoon Neoguri Lashes Japan's Okinawa Islands
Powerful typhoon Neoguri lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands Tuesday, forcing over half a million people to seek shelter, as the region's worst storm in years damaged buildings, downed trees and brought air and sea traffic to a halt.
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Japan steps up surveillance posture against China: reports
Japan bolstered its military surveillance capabilities in the southern island region of Okinawa over the weekend, reports said, as territorial tensions with China simmer.
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Thousands In Japan Rally Against US Base On Okinawa
Thousands of people surrounded Japan's parliament on Sunday to protest against government plans to relocate a US military base on Okinawa island, local media reported.
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Over 800,000 Evacuated in China After Super Typhoon Chan-hom Threat
Super typhoon Chan-hom barrelled towards Shanghai Saturday prompting the evacuation of more than 865,000 people in eastern China, after lashing Japan's Okinawa island chain and Taiwan.
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Tsunami Warning After 6.6 Magnitude Quake in Japan
A tsunami as big as one metre (three feet) was reportedly forecast to hit islands in Japan's far south today after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan.
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Japan Braces as Super Typhoon Vongfong Powers North
Japan was bracing on Friday for its strongest storm this year, a super typhoon powering north towards the Okinawa island chain that threatens to rake a wide swathe of the nation with strong winds and torrential rain.
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Powerful Typhoon Neoguri Lashes Japan's Okinawa Islands
Powerful typhoon Neoguri lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands Tuesday, forcing over half a million people to seek shelter, as the region's worst storm in years damaged buildings, downed trees and brought air and sea traffic to a halt.
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Japan steps up surveillance posture against China: reports
Japan bolstered its military surveillance capabilities in the southern island region of Okinawa over the weekend, reports said, as territorial tensions with China simmer.
