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    Japan earthquake collapses homes, causes injuries

    World | November 23, 2014 6:52 IST

    Tokyo: A strong earthquake in the mountainous area of central Japan that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics destroyed more than half a dozen homes in a ski resort town and injured at least 30 people,

  • evacuation zone at nuclear plant declared restricted area

    Evacuation Zone At Nuclear Plant Declared Restricted Area

    World | April 21, 2011 12:02 IST

    Tokyo, Japan Apr 21: Japan declared a 12-mile (20-kilometre) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly

  • japan raises nuclear crisis level at par with chernobyl

    Japan Raises Nuclear Crisis Level At Par With Chernobyl

    World | April 12, 2011 10:13 IST

    Tokyo, Apr 12:  Japan's nuclear regulators raised the severity level of the crisis at a stricken nuclear plant on Tuesday to rank it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. An official with the Nuclear

  • japan lifts new tsunami warning after 7.4 quake

    Japan Lifts New Tsunami Warning After 7.4 Quake

    World | April 08, 2011 12:15 IST

    Tokyo, Apr 7 :  Japan's meteorological agency says it has lifted a tsunami warning for the northeastern coast 90 minutes after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck offshore.The quake hit about 11:30 pm today (local time). It

  • toxic water leak plugged at japan s crippled n plant

    Toxic Water Leak Plugged At Japan's Crippled N-plant

    World | April 06, 2011 17:55 IST

    Tokyo/Fukushima, Apr 6: Japanese workers at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant today plugged a crack leaking highly toxic water into the sea from a concrete pit, though authorities were concerned about a possible hydrogen blast

  • japan disaster sparks social media innovation

    Japan Disaster Sparks Social Media Innovation

    World | March 31, 2011 17:56 IST

    Tokyo, Mar 31: As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster—earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis—the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.Once the magnitude of the March 11 disaster

  • radiation in seawater may be spreading in japan

    Radiation In Seawater May Be Spreading In Japan

    World | March 28, 2011 14:22 IST

    Tokyo, Mar 28: Highly radioactive iodine seeping from Japan's damaged nuclear complex may be making its way into seawater farther north of the plant than previously thought, officials today said, adding to radiation concerns as

  • radiation at fukushima nuclear plant normal iaea

    Radiation At Fukushima Nuclear Plant 'Normal': IAEA

    World | March 14, 2011 14:50 IST

    Vienna, Mar 14:  Radiation levels at the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, which has been hit by a second explosion, are "normal", the UN atomic watchdog IAEA said today. "Radiation dose rate measurements observed

  • california closely monitoring japan nuclear leak

    California 'Closely Monitoring' Japan Nuclear Leak

    World | March 13, 2011 11:09 IST

    Los Angeles, Mar 13:  California is closely monitoring efforts to contain leaks from a earthquake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant, a spokesman said, as experts said radiation could be blown out across the Pacific. While officials downplayed

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