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EU To Lift Ban Of Food Imports From Japan Post 2011 Nuclear Accident
Japan would welcome the European Union's lifting of restrictions on food imports imposed after a 2011 nuclear accident triggered by a major earthquake and tsunami, a government spokesperson said on Friday.
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National Disaster Response Force On 4th International Mission In Turkey
Acclaimed globally after Japan's triple disaster in 2011 and Nepal earthquake in 2015, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been given the task for the fourth time since its inception to handle the tragedy of the massive Turkey earthquake.
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Tsunami Lessons Help Push Vaccination Drive In Japan City
Soma, a rural city 240 kilometres (150 miles) north of Tokyo that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, has surged ahead of most of the country in vaccinations by heeding lessons learned from the catastrophe of a decade ago.
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7.3 Magnitude Quake Rattles East Japan, No Tsunami Risk
A strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's east coast late Saturday, rattling the region hit by the powerful 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown just weeks before the disaster's 10th anniversary.
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Fukushima Clean-Up Reduces Radiation Levels, But Not All
Clean-up efforts at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, have significantly reduced radiation levels but untreated forested areas remain a problem, scientists said Thursday.
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Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster
A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
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A Rare Inside Look At Earthquake Stress Testing Of Indian Atomic Reactors
When a mega earthquake and a massive tsunami struck Japan in 2011, several nuclear reactors exploded one after the other at Fukushima. In order to see how safe nuclear reactors in India are and whether they are vulnerable to earthquakes, NDTV took a rare inside look at how atomic components are stress tested for earthquakes.
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Japan Government Not Responsible For Fukushima: Court
A Japanese court ruled Friday that the plant operator not the government was responsible for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, ordering the former to pay damages
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In Japan, 'Wind Phone' Links Living With Departed
An old, disconnected black telephone stands in a telephone booth in the town of Otsuchi - about 20 minutes' drive from Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture. The phone has been visited by at least 25,000 people since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, people who have come to convey their feelings to departed loved ones "through the wind."
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Japanese Chat App Line Soars in New York-Tokyo Dual Listings
Line's messaging app was launched in the aftermath of Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami to overcome downed communications.
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Japan Marks 5th Anniversary Of Quake, Tsunami Disaster With Moment Of Silence
Japan paused today to mark five years since an offshore earthquake spawned a monster tsunami that left about 18,500 people dead or missing along its northeastern coast and sparked the worst nuclear disaster in a quarter century.
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Japan Still Searching For The Missing, 5 Years After Tsunami
The Japanese coast guard resumed underwater searches this week for some of the more than 2,500 people still missing from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country's northeast coast.
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Tokyo Shaken by 5.6 Magnitude Earthquake, No Tsunami Warning
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook Tokyo and surrounding areas today, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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First of Four Fukushima Reactors Cleared of Nuclear Fuel
One of four heavily damaged reactor buildings at Japan's tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear power plant has been cleared of radioactive fuel rods, the operator said today.
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Japan's Weak Opposition Makes Shinzo Abe Default Choice
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is counting on a landslide victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday that will likely return his ruling coalition to power with an even bigger majority, empowering him to pursue an ambitious agenda of political and economic reforms.
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EU To Lift Ban Of Food Imports From Japan Post 2011 Nuclear Accident
Japan would welcome the European Union's lifting of restrictions on food imports imposed after a 2011 nuclear accident triggered by a major earthquake and tsunami, a government spokesperson said on Friday.
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National Disaster Response Force On 4th International Mission In Turkey
Acclaimed globally after Japan's triple disaster in 2011 and Nepal earthquake in 2015, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been given the task for the fourth time since its inception to handle the tragedy of the massive Turkey earthquake.
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Tsunami Lessons Help Push Vaccination Drive In Japan City
Soma, a rural city 240 kilometres (150 miles) north of Tokyo that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, has surged ahead of most of the country in vaccinations by heeding lessons learned from the catastrophe of a decade ago.
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7.3 Magnitude Quake Rattles East Japan, No Tsunami Risk
A strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's east coast late Saturday, rattling the region hit by the powerful 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown just weeks before the disaster's 10th anniversary.
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Fukushima Clean-Up Reduces Radiation Levels, But Not All
Clean-up efforts at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, have significantly reduced radiation levels but untreated forested areas remain a problem, scientists said Thursday.
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Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster
A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
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A Rare Inside Look At Earthquake Stress Testing Of Indian Atomic Reactors
When a mega earthquake and a massive tsunami struck Japan in 2011, several nuclear reactors exploded one after the other at Fukushima. In order to see how safe nuclear reactors in India are and whether they are vulnerable to earthquakes, NDTV took a rare inside look at how atomic components are stress tested for earthquakes.
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Japan Government Not Responsible For Fukushima: Court
A Japanese court ruled Friday that the plant operator not the government was responsible for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, ordering the former to pay damages
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In Japan, 'Wind Phone' Links Living With Departed
An old, disconnected black telephone stands in a telephone booth in the town of Otsuchi - about 20 minutes' drive from Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture. The phone has been visited by at least 25,000 people since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, people who have come to convey their feelings to departed loved ones "through the wind."
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Japanese Chat App Line Soars in New York-Tokyo Dual Listings
Line's messaging app was launched in the aftermath of Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami to overcome downed communications.
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Japan Marks 5th Anniversary Of Quake, Tsunami Disaster With Moment Of Silence
Japan paused today to mark five years since an offshore earthquake spawned a monster tsunami that left about 18,500 people dead or missing along its northeastern coast and sparked the worst nuclear disaster in a quarter century.
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Japan Still Searching For The Missing, 5 Years After Tsunami
The Japanese coast guard resumed underwater searches this week for some of the more than 2,500 people still missing from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country's northeast coast.
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Tokyo Shaken by 5.6 Magnitude Earthquake, No Tsunami Warning
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook Tokyo and surrounding areas today, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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First of Four Fukushima Reactors Cleared of Nuclear Fuel
One of four heavily damaged reactor buildings at Japan's tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear power plant has been cleared of radioactive fuel rods, the operator said today.
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Japan's Weak Opposition Makes Shinzo Abe Default Choice
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is counting on a landslide victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday that will likely return his ruling coalition to power with an even bigger majority, empowering him to pursue an ambitious agenda of political and economic reforms.
