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- U.S., British teachers help evacuees in Iwate shelter
- March 22nd, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Three teachers of English from the United States and Britain have earned the thanks of evacuees at a shelter in tsunami-ravaged Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan after deciding to stay in the area to offer their help. The three men’s relatives in their own count ... » Continue Reading
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- 4 prefectures in Japan to suspend some food shipments
- March 22nd, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- The government ordered Fukushima and three other prefectures Monday to suspend shipments of spinach and another leaf vegetable following the detection of radioactive substances in the produce at levels beyond legal limits, while trace amounts of radioactive substances ... » Continue Reading
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- Haneda, Narita airports create web pages with daily radiation level updates
- March 22nd, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- In the wake of escalating radiation fears brought on by the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant crisis, Haneda and Narita airports have created public web pages with twice-daily updates on radiation levels near their facilities. Emphasizing the continuing safety o ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan Earthquake: Interactive images of the effects
- March 22nd, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- As a startling reminder of how destructive and dramatic the earthquake and resulting tsunami actually were, CBC news in Canada has put together a series of interactive maps. People from the affected areas started arriving in Tokyo and Saitama while rehousing programs ... » Continue Reading
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- Construction of temporary housing starts in Iwate coastal town
- March 19th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Construction of some 200 temporary housing units started Saturday in the coastal city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, which was severely damaged in the mega earthquake and tsunamis. The 30-square-meter prefabricated houses capable of accommodating two to three ... » Continue Reading
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- Kan thanks public for acting calmly, but says crisis not over
- March 19th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday that Japan’s nuclear crisis still does not warrant optimism, but he believes the problems at the Fukushima Daiichi power station following last week’s calamitous earthquake and tsunami will be resolved soon. In a nationally televi ... » Continue Reading
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- YouTube channel to help quake victims communicate
- March 19th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- We have seen some great responses by services on the web to help people stay in touch and access information from quake-hit areas. Google has been leading the pack with its crisis response page, maps of tsunami damaged areas, people finder and other tools that have a ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan Earthquake – Friday updates and incoming news
- March 18th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- This page is being updated with news and information as it comes in. Primary sources are Japanese news media on the ground, but we are also monitoring foreign organizations, Twitter, Facebook and the blogosphere. Get in touch with us if you have any info you would l ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese government orders local authorities to test for radioactivity in foods
- March 18th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- The government has instructed local governments to conduct tests for radioactivity levels in domestically produced foods using a provisional standard set up by the government for the first time ever, as a result of the evolving nuclear crisis at a Fukushima power plan ... » Continue Reading
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- Evacuees at shelters forming strong bonds amid adversity
- March 18th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- A rice ball and a quarter of a sausage is a typical meal for an evacuee staying at a shelter in the aftermath of Friday’s devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunami that flattened a countless number of homes in northeastern Japan. With their houses destroyed or damag ... » Continue Reading