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Japan marks 2nd anniversary of triple disaster – nocomment Japan marked the second anniversary of a devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and more than… 11/03/2013
Japan’s tsunami two years on – in picturesJapan has been marking the second anniversary of the devastating tsunami and earthquake that claimed an estimated 19,000 lives and caused the worst nuclear… 11/03/2013
Japan mourns 2011 disaster victims Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at a special memorial service at the National Theatre in Tokyo, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, once more, extended… 11/03/2013
“Light up Phuket” – nocomment Residents and tourists gather in Phuket, Thailand, to remember the thousands of victims lost in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. 27/12/2012
Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts star in tsunami spectacular “The Impossible” Actors Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts star in “The Impossible”, the account of a family caught in the mayhem of the tsunami that hit South East Asia in… 12/12/2012
Japan holds disaster exercises – nocomment Japan marked Disaster Prevention Day with a large-scale drill involving around 380,000people, including the prime minister. 02/09/2012
Chile: High seas strand ship – nocomment The Hong Kong registered Ocean Breeze cargo vessel ran ground near the Port of San Antonio in central Chile. Three military helicopters were used to evacuate… 17/08/2012
Toyota profits rebound Toyota has bounced back to its highest profit in four years as it recovers from last year’s earthquake and tsunami. Quarterly operating profit was the… 03/08/2012
Indonesian earthquake prompts residents to evacuate – nocomment An 8.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Indonesia causing panic to residents. In Aceh province, residents flock to mosques to pray and try to… 12/04/2012
Indonesia: 8.6 earthquake – nocomment A tsunami warning was issued, and then lifted, for countries across the Indian Ocean after a large earthquake in the waters off Indonesia. Residents poured… 11/04/2012
US attacks Japanese tsunami ghost shipThe U.S. Coast Guard opened fire on a derelict Japanese fishing vessel washed out to sea by last year’s devastating tsunami in a bid to sink it and eliminate… 06/04/2012
7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes central Chile – nocomment Residents of Chile’s central coast were wary of going back to their homes on March 26 after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile. There were no… 27/03/2012
One year after Fukushima nuclear disaster – nocomment With a minute of silence, cities across northeastern Japan remembered tsunami victims and marked the first anniversary of an earthquake and tsunami that… 12/03/2012
Japan: Nuclear winterA day ahead of the one year anniversary, buddhist monks offer prayers for victims of the earthquake and tsunami at Kitaizumi beach in Minamisoma, some 25 km… 10/03/2012
Picture of a Japan tsunami survivorYuko Sugimoto is pictured holding a picture of herself and standing in the same place she stood in March 13, 2011 after the area was hit by an earthquake and… 29/02/2012
Thailand: tsunami anniversary – nocomment Residents and tourists gathered in the Thai resort of Phuket to remember victims of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. 27/12/2011
Japan remembers six months after deadly tsunami – nocomment While the world is watching at the USA for 9/11 ceremonies, Japanese are honouring tsunami’s victims, six months after the tragedy happened. 12/09/2011
Watching TV in a japanese evacuation centreIn Kesennuma, a man watches a portable TV at an evacuation centre on the eve of Japan’s annual Buddhist ceremony Obon that welcomes back the spirits of the… 12/08/2011
TEPCO releases new photos of the Fukushima power plantCars are washed away by a tsunami at Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)‘s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, in this handout photo… 19/05/2011
Toyota hurt by earthquake and strong yen Toyota says it suffered a steeper-than-expected fall in quarterly profits after output was hit by Japan’s biggest earthquake on record. Its operating profit… 11/05/2011
Does the media influence our view of climate change? These are some of the questions you asked Nicholas Mirzoeff: 1- Does the media influence our perception of climate change in a negative way? 2- Why does… 10/05/2011
Will recent disasters inspire new movies? These are some of the questions you asked Xabi Molia: 1- Do movies over sensationalise disasters? 2-Will recent disasters inspire new movies? Disaster… 09/05/2011
Are some countries more disaster-prone than others? These are the questions you asked Patrick Savidan: 1- Do disasters affect poor countries more than rich countries? 2- Is it inevitable that natural… 09/05/2011
Do we need to adopt a “disaster-readiness attitude”? These are some of the questions you asked Valérie November: 1- Do risk management programmes reduce the impact of disasters? 2- Do we need to adopt a… 09/05/2011
Was the H1N1 pandemic invented by drugs companies? These are some of the questions you asked Andrew Lakoff: 1- Was the H1N1 pandemic invented by pharmaceutical lobbies? 2-Is globalisation leading to more… 09/05/2011
Is visiting disaster sites a way of healing the pain? These are some of the questions you asked Marita Sturken: 1-Is visiting disaster sites a way of healing the pain and move forward? 2- Does promoting tourism… 09/05/2011
Are there invisible disasters?These are some of the questions you asked Eric Klinenberg: 1- Does the media have a role in responding to disaster? 2- Are there invisible disasters that… 09/05/2011
Can we predict a disaster? These are some of the questions you asked Michel Lussault: 1- Can we predict a disaster? 2- As summer approaches, is Europe prepared to deal with possible… 09/05/2011
Japan: Shinto Shrine survivors On 11 March the Japanese town of Otsuchi was devastated by a 9-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami. Making matters even worse, fires raged unchecked for days… 07/04/2011
Japanese PM criticised for “late” visit to disaster zone Officials in Japan have confirmed that radioactive water is leaking into the sea from a damaged reactor at the Fukishima nuclear complex. Efforts are being… 02/04/2011
Porpoise rescue after Japan tsunamiRyo Taira lifts a porpoise out of a flooded rice field after it was swept by a tsunami following an earthquake in Sendai, in this picture taken by Asahi… 24/03/2011
Counting the cost of Japan’s disasters With the scale of Japan’s destructive earthquake and tsunami becoming more apparent insurers have begun their calculations. Although many of the worst hit… 22/03/2011
New Japanese tsunami videos According to the latest calculations, the tsunami which devastated Japan last week produced waves up to 23 metres high. These images are the latest… 19/03/2011
Business Weekly: world markets react to the Japan tragedy In this edition of Business Weekly, we look at how world markets have been affected by the devastating earthquake in Japan, and also by the continued popular… 19/03/2011
Children receiving a lamp at an evacuation centreIn a evacuation centre, located in Minamisanriku City in Iwate Prefecture. The area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11… 19/03/2011
One week on Japan counts the cost It is now a week since Japan was hit by the biggest earthquake ever recorded in its history. What followed is all too clear. The massive tremor triggered a… 18/03/2011
Over 10,000 people still missing in JapanA man checks lists of evacuees at an evacuation center near a devastated area hit by massive earthquake and tsunami which struck Japan a week earlier, in… 18/03/2011
Scientists work on tsunami alert system for Med Massive waves crashed into the eastern coast of Japan after last week’s 8.9 earthquake. The tsunami killed thousands of people and left hundreds of thousands… 16/03/2011
Amateur tsunami video footage – nocomment Fresh pictures have emerged illustrating the moment the tsunami swept into Sendai City destroying all in its wake. 15/03/2011
Japan earthquake aftermath – nocomment Evacuees sheltered in a Red Cross Hospital in Ishinomaki on Monday after last week’s tsunami devastated the city. 15/03/2011
Japan’s survivors struggle with their loss Minami Sanriku was once a popular seaside resort, that is until a ten metre high wave pulverised it, leaving more than half its 17,000 residents… 15/03/2011
Sendai, two days after the tsunamiThe Sendai area, northeast of Tokyo, was one of the areas most affected by the tsunami. Many coastal towns have been totally destroyed. Police say 10,000… 13/03/2011
Japan: Tsunami destruction video – nocomment Video shot in various locations around northeastern Japan on Friday (March 11) shows raging tsunami waves rushing over embankments and flowing into cities and… 13/03/2011
Damaged ships are seen after a tsunami and earthquake in JapanDamaged ships are seen after a tsunami and earthquake in Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture. Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on… 12/03/2011
Fears for missing thousands in Japanese port Reports from Japanese media quoting local government officials say 9,500 people are unaccounted for in the northern coastal port of Minamisanriku. Earlier… 12/03/2011
Horror quake hits Japan as tsunami smashes city A 10-meter tsunami slammed into the Japanese city of Sendai killing hundreds and sweeping away everything in its wake. The wall of water was triggered by… 11/03/2011
Giant waves leave death and destruction It was first thing in the morning and many were taken by surprise when the giant wall-of-water engulfed their hotel. This was the tsunami of 26 December… 11/03/2011
A 10 meter high tsunami hitting northeastern JapanHouses are swept by a tsunami in Natori City in northeastern Japan. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan, causing many injuries, fires and a… 11/03/2011
Tsunami sweeps across Pacific after huge Japan quake An international tsunami alert has been issued across the Pacific Ocean, following a massive earthquake off the coast of Japan. Giant waves have already… 11/03/2011
Tsunami strikes Japan after huge earthquake An powerful earthquake followed by a tsunami have struck northeastern Japan. It has been measured at 8.9 by the US Geological Survey, upgraded from an… 11/03/2011
Tsunami kills at least 5 people in the SolomonsA tsunami, triggered by a powerful earthquake of 8.0 magnitude, has killed at least five people in the Solomon Islands. The epicentre of the quake was… 06/02/2013
Powerful quake hits Solomon Islands in PacificA powerful earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The magnitude 8.0 quake struck at a shallow depth of 5.8km. The epicentre was… 06/02/2013
Strong quake hits Japan’s Fukushima disaster zoneJapan’s has been hit by a massive earthquake off its northeastern coast. Tremors from the 7.3 magnitude quake could be felt as far away as Tokyo. The… 07/12/2012
Japan restarts reactor despite protestsThe Japanese have begun building a huge sea wall around the world’s biggest nuclear plant in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa with the intention of restarting at least one… 13/11/2012
Powerful quake hits Canada’s British ColumbiaA powerful earthquake has hit Canada’s Pacific coast province of British Columbia. The US Geological Survey reported its magnitude as 7.7 and at a depth of 10… 28/10/2012
Earthquake triggers Pacific tsunami alertA tsunami warning has been issued for parts of the Pacific region after a massive earthquake off the Philippines. The quake with a 7.9 magnitude was… 31/08/2012
Quake off US west coastThere has been an earthquake off the west coast of Washington State in the US. The United States Geological Survey said the quake’s magnitude was 5.6 at a… 19/08/2012
Japanese to investigate radiation claimsJapan’s government says it will investigate reports that workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant were urged to disguise their exposure to… 22/07/2012
Indian Ocean tsunami alert liftedThe US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre on Wednesday cancelled its tsunami watch alert linked to the earthquakes off the coast of Indonesia. It had previously… 11/04/2012
US monitors cancel tsunami alertsThe US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre on Wednesday cancelled its tsunami watch alert linked to the earthquakes off the coast of Indonesia. It had previously… 11/04/2012
US scientists lift Indian Ocean tsunami alertThe US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) has cancelled its tsunami watch for the Indian Ocean, hours after a series of powerful earthquakes and… 11/04/2012
Fishing boat scuttled to the ocean floorA fishing boat came under fire off the Alaskan coast from repeated machine gun blasts by a US coastguard cutter. The Japanese vessel which has been adrift for… 06/04/2012
Japan relaxes limits around some Fukushima no-go areasJapan lifted restrictions Sunday on several towns that were designated no-go areas following last year’s giant earthquake and tsunami on its north-east… 01/04/2012
Tsunami “ghost boat” discovered off Canadian coastAn unmanned Japanese fishing vessel has been discovered drifting off the Canadian coast in what the media has described as a tsunami “ghost boat”. The… 24/03/2012
Search continues for those missing in Japan tsunamiAlmost a year since the tsunami in Japan, hundreds of people are still missing from the coastal town of Minamisanriku. The day before the devastating wave… 09/03/2012
Tokyo rocked by New Year’s Day earthquakeA strong earthquake jolted eastern Japan on the first day of the new year. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was… 01/01/2012
Phuket vigil for 2004 Tsunami victimsSeven years on, a vigil has been held on the Thai island of Phuket to remember the victims of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. ‘Light up Phuket’ is an annual… 27/12/2011
Asia remembers the tsunami, seven years onAt 9.40 in the morning of December 26, 2004 a tidal wave hit the beaches of Koh Racha. It had taken an hour and a half to reach Thailand, triggered by an… 26/12/2011
Tributes paid to victims of the 2004 tsunamiIt is seven years since the Indian Ocean tsunami. Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa led the country in a two minute silence to honour those swept to… 26/12/2011
Japan: “the most frightening experience of my life”To witness courage and dignity at first hand is truly inspirational and the Japanese displayed both in abundance as the country wrestled with the March… 25/12/2011
Tsunami survivors reunited in IndonesiaIn 2004 Christmas was a time of horror for all those affected by the Asian tsunami, but this year there is joy for one family at least. Mary Yuranda was… 24/12/2011
Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan resignsJapan’s prime minister, Naoto Kan, says he’s stepping down. He is quitting as leader of the ruling Democratic Party, paving the way for the country to choose… 26/08/2011
Japan accused of ignorance over radiation levelsAn investigation has revealed that although Japan’s hi-tech radiation forecasting system was working during the Fukushima accident, the detailed reports sent… 09/08/2011
Japan in tsunami alert after new earthquakeA strong earthquake off the coast of northeastern Japan has triggered a tsunami warning and causing workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant to be… 10/07/2011
Fallout from Fukushima claims a high-profile victimHe has only been in the job a week. But insensitive comments about Japan’s earthquake and tsunami have forced the Minister for Reconstruction to resign. The… 05/07/2011
Earthquakes trigger tsunami warning for AlaskaA tsunami warning has been issued for coastal Alaska, after two earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean. Both of the 7.4 magnitude tremors happened at a depth of… 24/06/2011
Tokyo tested for radiation levelsRadiation testing has begun in Tokyo, with officials testing levels at 100 locations across the city. The capital is 240 kilometres south-west of the stricken… 15/06/2011
Japan’s north-east awaits reconstructionJapan’s prime minister visits the tsunami-sticken north-east of his country today to see how life is getting back to normal three months after the disaster… 11/06/2011
Japanese reactor to closeThe Japanese government has ordered the closure of the Hamoka nuclear plant in central Japan. It follows a report saying there is an 87 percent probability… 06/05/2011
Progress made at Fukushima nuclear plantWorkers have entered a reactor building at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant for the first time since it was damaged by March’s earthquake and tsunami. Plant… 05/05/2011
New radioactivity high off FukushimaThe operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant says that seawater radioactivity fifteen kilometres offshore has risen significantly. Plant operator… 04/05/2011
Fukushima still a threat: senior officialsTwo senior Japanese officials have warned that there is still a real risk of a catastrophic disaster at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. Since… 29/04/2011
New footage of Japan’s massive tsunami shownIn Japan, new footage of last month’s devastating tsunami has been released. The Japanese coast guard disclosed the yet unseen video of the March 11 disaster… 28/04/2011
Japan’s imperial couple visit tsunami-hit townJapan’s imperial couple have again visited their country’s north-east coast to offer their condolences to those affected by last month’s earthquake and… 27/04/2011
Japan using lessons learned from ChernobylThe Japanese government on Tuesday said it has used lessons learned from the Chernobyl disaster to tackle its own atomic crisis. The Fukushima nuclear plant… 26/04/2011
Search for quake victims continuesThe Japanese authorities are conducting a third day of their latest intensive search for upto 12 000 people, still missing since the earthquake and tsunami in… 25/04/2011
Memorial services for Japan’s tsunami victimsA memorial service has been held in Minamisanriku – the Japanese fishing town obliterated by the tsunami that followed last month’s earthquake. Local… 24/04/2011
Evacuees aim their anger at stricken power plant presidentMasataka Shimizu the president of Tokyo Electric Power, the company which manages the stricken Fukushima plant met with evacuees for the first time. His… 22/04/2011
Japan announces huge disaster fundThe Japanese government has unveiled an emergency budget of four trillion Yen to combat the devastation wrought by March’s massive earthquake and tsunami… 22/04/2011
Japan’s PM harangued by frustrated Fukushima evacueesJapanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has visited evacuees from the area around the Fukushima nuclear plant, more than a month after the tsunami- wrecked facility… 21/04/2011
Fukushima operators begin pumping out radioactive waterOperators of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have begun pumping out thousands of tonnes of highly radioactive water from one of the reactors. The… 19/04/2011
Japan’s PM under poll pressureJapan’s voters want a new prime minister, according to an opinion poll carried out by the Nikkei business daily. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has been… 18/04/2011
Tea, sympathy and solidarity: Clinton meets AkihitoThe US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has had a rare meeting with the Japanese Emperor Akihito in a show of solidarity after the earthquake and tsunami… 17/04/2011
US and Japan tackle post-disaster reconstructionThe US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has urged Japan to continue its role on the world stage despite grappling with the effects of a triple disaster at… 17/04/2011
Japanese imperial couple meet quake survivorsJapan’s imperial couple on Thursday met survivors of last month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited a homeless… 14/04/2011
Japan raises nuclear threat to highest levelOne month on from Japan’s twin disasters and the severity of the continuing nuclear crisis has been put on a par with that of the 1986 Chernobyl… 12/04/2011
Japan’s big aftershock one month after disasterA wide area of eastern Japan has been rocked by a powerful aftershock exactly a month after the country suffered double devastation from an earthquake and… 11/04/2011
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits JapanA powerful aftershock has hit northeast Japan, triggering a tsunami alert, a month to the day since Japan’s last double disaster. Today’s magnitude 7.1… 11/04/2011
Japan to extend evacuation zone around FukushimaJapan is extending the evacuation zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant because of increased radiation. The news comes as ceremonies have been held to… 11/04/2011
Nuclear crisis could lose PM votesOne month after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, the Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, has visited the region to offer his support and promised to… 10/04/2011
