Japan Tsunami Anniversary

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  PM Modi Extends Sympathies To Japan On The 5th Tsunami Anniversary

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended his sympathies to the people of Japan on the fifth anniversary of the massive earthquake which left over 18,000 dead.

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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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  Prince William Travels to Tsunami-Hit Northeast Japan

  Britain's Prince William today made a pilgrimage to port communities devastated by a huge tsunami that hit Japan in 2011, receiving origami paper cranes from survivors before the fourth anniversary of the disaster.

• Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant still fragile three years after accident

  Japan on Tuesday marks the third anniversary of the massive quake-tsunami disaster that sparked the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

• Japan marks third anniversary of quake-tsunami disaster

  Japan today marks the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster which swept away 18,000 victims, destroyed coastal communities, and sparked a nuclear emergency that forced a re-think on atomic power.

• Japan marks second anniversary of Fukushima disaster

  The two-year anniversary on Monday of Japan's devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe is serving to spotlight the stakes of the country's struggles to clean up radiation, rebuild lost communities and determine new energy and economic strategies.

• Thousands in Japan anti-nuclear protest two years after Fukushima

  Thousands of protesters marched in the Japanese capital on Sunday calling on the government to shun nuclear power, a day before the second anniversary of an earthquake and tsunami that triggered the world's worst atomic disaster in 25 years.

• Tsunami-wracked Japan port gets 250,000$ mystery gold gifts

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

• Japan's nuclear disaster: A timeline

  As Japan marks the first anniversary of the quake-tsunami that triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, here are key developments in the worst atomic accident since Chernobyl in 1986.

• Japan falls silent for tsunami victims

  Japan fell silent for one minute on Sunday to remember the 19,000 people who were killed when a huge tsunami smashed into the country's northeast coast a year ago.

• Japan marks 1 year since quake, tsunami disaster

  Japan on Sunday was remembering the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation one year ago, killing just over 19,000 people and unleashing the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century.

• Japan ministers were warned of Fukushima meltdown: Report

  Japan was on Saturday preparing to mark the first anniversary of its tsunami, as government papers revealed ministers were warned of the possibility of meltdowns at Fukushima just after the waves struck.

• One year on, 'ghosts' stalk Japan's tsunami city

  A year after whole neighbourhoods full of people were killed by the Japanese tsunami, rumours of ghosts swirl in Ishinomaki as the city struggles to come to terms with the awful tragedy.

• Japan rattled by aftershock on quake anniversary

  A strong earthquake rattled Japan's northeast Monday on the one-month anniversary of the massive temblor and wave that devastated the northeastern coast and unleashed a still-unfolding nuclear crisis.The aftershock briefly forced Tokyo's main international airport to close both of its runways. The operator of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear...