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'Megaquake' Warning Hits Japan's Growth In Third Quarter
Japan's growth slowed in the third quarter after warnings of a major earthquake hit activity, official data showed, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to jumpstart the world's fourth-largest economy.
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Thousands Urged to Evacuate Amid Fears of "Violent" Typhoon in Japan
Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main southern island of Kyushu.
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Japan Is Grappling With Unprecedented Rice Shortage. Here's What Led To This
The threat of a "megaquake", a series of typhoons, and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice -- the nation's cherished staple food -- with the government warning Tuesday against panic buying.
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Japan Lifts Megaquake Warning, Says Citizens Can Return To Normal Life
Japan on Thursday ended its call for higher-than-usual risks of a major earthquake, one week after a strong tremor on the edge of the Nankai Trough seabed zone caused the government to issue its first-ever megaquake advisory.
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Japan Set To Lift Megaquake Warning If There Is No "Major Seismic Activity"
Japan was set on Thursday to lift a week-old warning that a "megaquake" potentially causing colossal damage and loss of life could strike, the government said.
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Japan Megaquake Alert Triggers Mass Hotel Cancellations, Disrupts Tourism
Japan's unprecedented megaquake advisory has prompted thousands of hotel cancellations in areas flagged as high-risk, dealing businesses a heavy blow in what would have been one of the busiest seasons, hoteliers said Tuesday.
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Japanese Urged To Avoid Panic Buying After Megaquake Fear Spreads
Authorities in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake triggered a spike Saturday in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities.
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Indian Embassy In Japan Issues Advisory After Experts Warn Of 'Megaquake'
The Indian Embassy in Japan issued a mega-quake advisory for Indian citizens residing in Japan on Friday, urging them to prepare for natural disasters after a strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred on Thursday.
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5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Tokyo After Japan Issues Megaquake Alert
A magnitude-5.3 earthquake hit Tokyo and surrounding areas on Friday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, a day after the government issued a first-ever advisory about the risk of a huge earthquake on the country's Pacific coast.
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Explainer: Why Did Japan Scientists Issue 'Megaquake' Advisory
Japan's earthquake scientists say the country should prepare for a possible "megaquake" one day that could kill hundreds of thousands of people -- although they stress the warning does not mean a colossal tremor is imminent.
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida Cancels Central Asia Trip Amid Megaquake Warnings
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday cancelled a trip to Central Asia after earthquake scientists warned the country should prepare for a possible "megaquake".
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Japan's Megaquake Advisory Follows 7.1 Magnitude Tremor
Japan's earthquake scientists have warned of the possibility of a coming "megaquake" after eight people were injured Thursday by one of magnitude 7.1 in the south.
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False Megaquake Alert Shakes Tokyo
A false warning of a megaquake about to strike Tokyo was issued by Japan's weather agency and quickly cancelled today, but not before terrifying users of a smartphone app who received it.
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Responders Hone Parachuting, Other Skills At Doomsday Drill
The parachutes slowly float down from Chinook helicopters, first carrying boxes of supplies and then the paratroopers who set up a field operations center as part of a readiness drill for a megaquake and tsunami.
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'Megaquake' Warning Hits Japan's Growth In Third Quarter
Japan's growth slowed in the third quarter after warnings of a major earthquake hit activity, official data showed, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to jumpstart the world's fourth-largest economy.
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Thousands Urged to Evacuate Amid Fears of "Violent" Typhoon in Japan
Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main southern island of Kyushu.
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Japan Is Grappling With Unprecedented Rice Shortage. Here's What Led To This
The threat of a "megaquake", a series of typhoons, and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice -- the nation's cherished staple food -- with the government warning Tuesday against panic buying.
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Japan Lifts Megaquake Warning, Says Citizens Can Return To Normal Life
Japan on Thursday ended its call for higher-than-usual risks of a major earthquake, one week after a strong tremor on the edge of the Nankai Trough seabed zone caused the government to issue its first-ever megaquake advisory.
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Japan Set To Lift Megaquake Warning If There Is No "Major Seismic Activity"
Japan was set on Thursday to lift a week-old warning that a "megaquake" potentially causing colossal damage and loss of life could strike, the government said.
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Japan Megaquake Alert Triggers Mass Hotel Cancellations, Disrupts Tourism
Japan's unprecedented megaquake advisory has prompted thousands of hotel cancellations in areas flagged as high-risk, dealing businesses a heavy blow in what would have been one of the busiest seasons, hoteliers said Tuesday.
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Japanese Urged To Avoid Panic Buying After Megaquake Fear Spreads
Authorities in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake triggered a spike Saturday in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities.
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Indian Embassy In Japan Issues Advisory After Experts Warn Of 'Megaquake'
The Indian Embassy in Japan issued a mega-quake advisory for Indian citizens residing in Japan on Friday, urging them to prepare for natural disasters after a strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred on Thursday.
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5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Tokyo After Japan Issues Megaquake Alert
A magnitude-5.3 earthquake hit Tokyo and surrounding areas on Friday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, a day after the government issued a first-ever advisory about the risk of a huge earthquake on the country's Pacific coast.
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Explainer: Why Did Japan Scientists Issue 'Megaquake' Advisory
Japan's earthquake scientists say the country should prepare for a possible "megaquake" one day that could kill hundreds of thousands of people -- although they stress the warning does not mean a colossal tremor is imminent.
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida Cancels Central Asia Trip Amid Megaquake Warnings
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday cancelled a trip to Central Asia after earthquake scientists warned the country should prepare for a possible "megaquake".
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Japan's Megaquake Advisory Follows 7.1 Magnitude Tremor
Japan's earthquake scientists have warned of the possibility of a coming "megaquake" after eight people were injured Thursday by one of magnitude 7.1 in the south.
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False Megaquake Alert Shakes Tokyo
A false warning of a megaquake about to strike Tokyo was issued by Japan's weather agency and quickly cancelled today, but not before terrifying users of a smartphone app who received it.
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Responders Hone Parachuting, Other Skills At Doomsday Drill
The parachutes slowly float down from Chinook helicopters, first carrying boxes of supplies and then the paratroopers who set up a field operations center as part of a readiness drill for a megaquake and tsunami.
