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Judo helping to heal the emotional scars left by 2011 tsunami

On March 11, 2011 Japan was rocked to its core both metaphorically and literally. A 9 magnitude earthquake just 60-odd kilometres off Japan’s east

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Before and after: The scars of Japan's tsunami five years on

One of the biggest earthquakes in history shook Japan’s northeast five years ago. It triggered a 10-metre tsunami which smashed into the Fukushima

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Fukushima nuclear disaster site: a suitable tourist destination?

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site is not to be an official tour site, despite the wishes of some Japanese to take visitors there for so-called 'dark tourism'.

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Thailand marks 11th anniversary of tsunami disaster

Friends and relatives gathered at the Baan Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial Park to remember their loved ones. In Thailand, more than 8,000 people were

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Indian Ocean tsunami victims remembered 11 years on

It has been eleven years since a massive earthquake under the Indian Ocean off Sumatra triggered tsunamis that killed tens of thousands in Sri Lanka

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Thailand remembers victims of 2004 tsunami

Eleven years ago, the small fishing village of Baan Nam Khem lost more than half its population when the devastating Boxing Day tsunami struck

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At least five dead as magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes Chile

At least five people are killed, more than a million evacuated and a tsunami warning in place as a magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes Chile.

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Japan: a world leader in disaster prevention

Japan is a world-leader in thwarting the risk of natural disasters. In the first episode of this special edition of Target Japan, we head to Sendai

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Anger at huge 'anti-tsunami' sea walls in Japan

Japan is building a series of controversial concrete walls along parts of its northern coastline to protect against tsunamis. Nearly 400 kilometres

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Japan remembers victims of Fukushima disaster exactly four years on

Four years to the day since Fukushima, a minute of silence has been observed across Japan to remember the more than 18,000 people dead or missing in

Indonesia

Indonesia remembers victims in Aceh, area worst hit by 2004 tsunami

Memorial services have been held around the Indian Ocean to remember the victims on the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Asian tsunami.

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Asian tsunami survivors return to disaster scene on 10th anniversary

All around the Indian Ocean, other survivors and relatives of the tsunami victims have been returning to the scene of the disaster to mark the tenth anniversary.

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Tsunami-hit countries remember the dead 10 years on

Memorial services are taking place to remember thousands of people who were killed in the Indian Ocean tsunami. Hit by a 10-metre wave, Indonesia’s

India

10 years after Indian Ocean tsunami special memorial services are held

It was the most destructive tsunami in history, killing tens of thousands of people in 11 countries and leaving millions homeless. Now, a decade

India

Memories of Indian Ocean tsunami haunt survivors

The Indian Ocean quake and tsunami ten years ago caused huge numbers of deaths across coastal villages and towns but also devastated the lives of

Indonesia

A decade since the Indian Ocean tsunami

December the 26th, 2014, marks the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that resulted in the deaths of over 230,000 people.

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Ten years on: Indonesia remembers the tsunami

Ten years on from the tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean killing more than 230,000 people, special services have begun in the region to

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Watch: Japanese footballers in touching tribute to tsunami victims