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Japan Military Helicopter With 10 Onboard Crashes, Rescue Operations On
Japan on Thursday said rescue efforts were under way to locate any survivors after one of its military helicopters carrying 10 people crashed in the sea near Miyakojima, part of the country's southwest Okinawa island chain.
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18,000 Volunteers Across Japan Help In Worst Affected Areas After Floods
Around 18,000 volunteers from all across Japan today participated in the ongoing cleanup and reconstruction efforts in western parts of the country devastated by heavy rains which left more than 200 dead and dozens of people missing.
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Cartoon Capers: Japan PM Shinzo Abe Uses Offbeat PR Blitz to Rescue Ratings
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is using 'anime' cartoons, Internet chats and even an unusual show-and-tell TV appearance, complete with a mockup of burning buildings, in an effort to persuade wary voters that his bolder defence policy makes sense.
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Watch: Japan jolted by a new powerful quake
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake late on Thursday hit the same area of Japan that was ravaged by disaster a month ago, seismologists said, prompting a local tsunami alert.The new quake caused a handful of injuries, national broadcaster NHK said, but there were no reported deaths. The tsunami alert was later cancelled after no deadly wave materia...
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60-yr-old rescued from floating roof
Japanese troops have rescued a 60-year-old man who floated out to sea on the roof of his home when a tsunami engulfed Japan's coast following the massive earthquake.A spokesman for Japan's military said Hiromitsu Shinkawa was pulled from the sea after he was spotted waving a red cloth about 15 kilometers offshore from the quake-ravaged town of Mina...
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Japan Military Helicopter With 10 Onboard Crashes, Rescue Operations On
Japan on Thursday said rescue efforts were under way to locate any survivors after one of its military helicopters carrying 10 people crashed in the sea near Miyakojima, part of the country's southwest Okinawa island chain.
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18,000 Volunteers Across Japan Help In Worst Affected Areas After Floods
Around 18,000 volunteers from all across Japan today participated in the ongoing cleanup and reconstruction efforts in western parts of the country devastated by heavy rains which left more than 200 dead and dozens of people missing.
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Cartoon Capers: Japan PM Shinzo Abe Uses Offbeat PR Blitz to Rescue Ratings
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is using 'anime' cartoons, Internet chats and even an unusual show-and-tell TV appearance, complete with a mockup of burning buildings, in an effort to persuade wary voters that his bolder defence policy makes sense.
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Watch: Japan jolted by a new powerful quake
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake late on Thursday hit the same area of Japan that was ravaged by disaster a month ago, seismologists said, prompting a local tsunami alert.The new quake caused a handful of injuries, national broadcaster NHK said, but there were no reported deaths. The tsunami alert was later cancelled after no deadly wave materia...
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60-yr-old rescued from floating roof
Japanese troops have rescued a 60-year-old man who floated out to sea on the roof of his home when a tsunami engulfed Japan's coast following the massive earthquake.A spokesman for Japan's military said Hiromitsu Shinkawa was pulled from the sea after he was spotted waving a red cloth about 15 kilometers offshore from the quake-ravaged town of Mina...
