Japanese Tsunami 2011

On March 11, 2011, a devastating 9.0 earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, claiming the lives of more than 15,000 people. It was the most powerful known earthquake ever to have hit Japan, and one of the five most powerful earthquakes in the world. In the aftermath, a state of emergency was declared following the failure of the cooling system at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, resulting in the evacuation of nearby residents. Radiation levels inside the plant were up to 1,000 times normal levels, and those outside the plant were up to eight times normal levels.

NATURE

Tsunami boat washed up in US found to have live fish on board

8 Apr 2013

Since a tsunami struck Japan more than two years ago, a variety of debris has washed up on US beaches - including large boat docks and a soccer ball, found in Washington state's Olympic National...

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Tepco faces US$2b lawsuit as more US soldiers join action for Fukushima exposure

19 Mar 2013

Tokyo Electric Power's bill for its Fukushima nuclear disaster may swell as more United States military personnel join a lawsuit charging the utility with lying about radiation levels they faced...

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Who said it?

12 Mar 2013

They may develop and use some even more destructive viruses, something equivalent to nuclear bombs

Engineer Tang Wei on the future of computer hacking

There's so much about...

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Survivors of 2011 Japanese quake and tsunami struggle to rebuild their lives

11 Mar 2013

Two years after a quake and tsunami hit Japan's northeast, there is a fresh impetus to find the 2,676 people whose bodies have never been recovered.

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Japan's fault lines still a worry, two years after quake

11 Mar 2013

Japan is in a cold burn now; cool on the exterior, simmering underneath. It's obvious in a geological sense; Japan sits above an unstable hot zone, but it's also a metaphor for a seemingly stable...

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On eve of tsunami anniversary, protesters urge Japan to ditch nuclear power

10 Mar 2013

Anti-nuclear rallies took place across Japan on Sunday on the eve of the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, urging Japan’s new government to abandon nuclear power...

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

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Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Mystery gold gifts cheer Japan's tsunami-ravaged port Ishinomaki

A Japanese city devastated by the 2011 tsunami has received anonymous gifts of gold worth more than US$250,000 in a phenomenon dubbed a "goodwill gold rush", as the second anniversary of the...

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Aftershocks hamper relief in tsunami-hit Solomons

A strong aftershock rattled the Solomon Islands on Friday, hampering relief efforts to tsunami-ravaged villages and forcing the South Pacific nation’s prime minister to forgo a visit to the...

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Scramble to reach tsunami-hit villages in Solomons

Disaster relief agencies were scrambling on Thursday to reach tsunami-hit villages in the Solomon Islands, warning the death toll following a powerful 8.0-magnitude quake is likely to rise.

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TSUNAMI

Tsunami panic in South Pacific after major quake hits Solomon Islands

A major magnitude 8 earthquake jolted the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific yesterday, causing small tsunami waves that killed at least five people and left dozens of homes damaged or destroyed...

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FILM

'The Impossible' navigates post-tsunami sensitivities

Ewan McGregor is casting his mind back to Christmas 2004, and the Indian Ocean tsunami that caused havoc across Southeast Asia.

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A day to remind us how easily we forget

Exactly eight years ago as I write this I received an urgent call from a friend on holiday in Thailand. At that time, I was sleeping off the effects of the previous day.

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