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Toshiba Halts Operations at Japan Chip Plant After Quake
Toshiba said that it had suspended operations at a plant in Oita, southern Japan, that makes semiconductors used in cars and industrial machinery, after a strong earthquake hit the area at the weekend.
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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Southern Japan, No Tsunami Threat
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities said there was no tsunami threat.
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6.0 Earthquake Hits Southern Japan, No Tsunami Risk
A strong earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, though there was no tsunami warning nor immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Moderate Quakes Rattle Japan; No Injuries Or Damage Reported
A pair of moderate earthquakes rattled northern and southern Japan on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and there was no danger of a tsunami.
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At Least Three Dead In Japan Landslides, Floods
At least three people have died and three are missing after landslides and floods hit a region in southern Japan that was recently battered by major earthquakes, officials said today.
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Japanese Manufacturing Activity Contracts at Fastest Pace in 3 Years: Survey
Japanese manufacturing activity contracted in April at the fastest in more than three years and output fell the most in two years, a preliminary survey showed, after earthquakes halted production in the southern manufacturing hub of Kumamoto.
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Cries Of A Baby Lead Family To Sleep In Car After Japan Quake
The nighttime cries of his two-week-old daughter caused Takuya Ichihara and his family to sleep in their car rather than at the evacuation center they've been calling home since the earthquakes struck southern Japan less than a week ago.
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Magnitude 5.8 Quake Hits Southern Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 hit the Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Japan Quake Rattles Markets As Factories Shut; Survivors Queue For Food
The Japanese share market fell more than 3 percent on Monday after a series of earthquakes measuring up to 7.3 magnitude struck a southern manufacturing hub, killing at least 42 people and forcing major companies to close factories.
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Disruptions From Quakes Hit Japan Economy
Earthquakes that have paralyzed parts of southern Japan are having ripple effects far beyond the disaster zone, with auto makers and other manufacturers suspending output in other areas due to disruptions in supplies of parts.
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Japan Quake Rattles Markets as Factories Shut
The Japanese share market plunged 3 per cent on Monday after a series of earthquakes measuring up to 7.3 magnitude struck a southern manufacturing hub, killing at least 42 people and forcing major companies to close factories.
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Rescuers Race Against Landslides To Reach Japan Earthquake Victims
Rescuers were racing against the weather and the threat of more landslides Sunday to reach people still trapped by two big earthquakes that hit southern Japan.
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Second Deadly Earthquake Hits Japan, 'Race Against Time' To Find Survivors
Japanese rescuers were digging through the rubble of buildings and mud on Saturday to reach dozens believed trapped after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck a southern island, killing at least 32 people and injuring about a thousand.
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Japan Quake Breaches Historic Walls Of 400-Year-Old Kumamoto Castle
The deadly earthquakes that struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday and Saturday breached the walls of Kumamoto Castle which had previously withstood bombardment and fire in its four centuries of existence.
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7.0 Strong Earthquake Hits Japan, Tsunami Warning Issued
A strong 7.0 earthquake hit southern Japan early Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, a day after another powerful tremor killed at least nine people in the same area.
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Toshiba Halts Operations at Japan Chip Plant After Quake
Toshiba said that it had suspended operations at a plant in Oita, southern Japan, that makes semiconductors used in cars and industrial machinery, after a strong earthquake hit the area at the weekend.
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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Southern Japan, No Tsunami Threat
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities said there was no tsunami threat.
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6.0 Earthquake Hits Southern Japan, No Tsunami Risk
A strong earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, though there was no tsunami warning nor immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Moderate Quakes Rattle Japan; No Injuries Or Damage Reported
A pair of moderate earthquakes rattled northern and southern Japan on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and there was no danger of a tsunami.
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At Least Three Dead In Japan Landslides, Floods
At least three people have died and three are missing after landslides and floods hit a region in southern Japan that was recently battered by major earthquakes, officials said today.
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Japanese Manufacturing Activity Contracts at Fastest Pace in 3 Years: Survey
Japanese manufacturing activity contracted in April at the fastest in more than three years and output fell the most in two years, a preliminary survey showed, after earthquakes halted production in the southern manufacturing hub of Kumamoto.
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Cries Of A Baby Lead Family To Sleep In Car After Japan Quake
The nighttime cries of his two-week-old daughter caused Takuya Ichihara and his family to sleep in their car rather than at the evacuation center they've been calling home since the earthquakes struck southern Japan less than a week ago.
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Magnitude 5.8 Quake Hits Southern Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 hit the Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Japan Quake Rattles Markets As Factories Shut; Survivors Queue For Food
The Japanese share market fell more than 3 percent on Monday after a series of earthquakes measuring up to 7.3 magnitude struck a southern manufacturing hub, killing at least 42 people and forcing major companies to close factories.
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Disruptions From Quakes Hit Japan Economy
Earthquakes that have paralyzed parts of southern Japan are having ripple effects far beyond the disaster zone, with auto makers and other manufacturers suspending output in other areas due to disruptions in supplies of parts.
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Japan Quake Rattles Markets as Factories Shut
The Japanese share market plunged 3 per cent on Monday after a series of earthquakes measuring up to 7.3 magnitude struck a southern manufacturing hub, killing at least 42 people and forcing major companies to close factories.
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Rescuers Race Against Landslides To Reach Japan Earthquake Victims
Rescuers were racing against the weather and the threat of more landslides Sunday to reach people still trapped by two big earthquakes that hit southern Japan.
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Second Deadly Earthquake Hits Japan, 'Race Against Time' To Find Survivors
Japanese rescuers were digging through the rubble of buildings and mud on Saturday to reach dozens believed trapped after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck a southern island, killing at least 32 people and injuring about a thousand.
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Japan Quake Breaches Historic Walls Of 400-Year-Old Kumamoto Castle
The deadly earthquakes that struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday and Saturday breached the walls of Kumamoto Castle which had previously withstood bombardment and fire in its four centuries of existence.
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7.0 Strong Earthquake Hits Japan, Tsunami Warning Issued
A strong 7.0 earthquake hit southern Japan early Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, a day after another powerful tremor killed at least nine people in the same area.
