Place: northeastern Japan

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Typhoon Lan kills two as it sweeps down coast of Japan

A powerful typhoon has caused flooding and landslides along the Pacific coast of Japan, killing at least two people.

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Japan set to restart nuclear reactors

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Japan reveals record trade deficit

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No treaty agreement between Japan and Russia

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Honda’s quest to build the world’s most useful robot

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Earthquake strikes off battered coast of Japan

Japan to review its nuclear policy

AS radiation from a damaged nuclear complex made Tokyo’s tap water unsafe for babies and led to supermarkets being emptied of bottled water, a top government official said Japan will have to review its nuclear power policy.

Fri, 25 Mar, 2011

Dazed and bewildered, thousands roam streets

TENS of thousands of stranded people roamed the streets of Tokyo or holed up in offices and train stations as the capital’s usual bustling traffic came to a standstill yesterday after the biggest earthquake in modern Japanese history struck.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2011

Japanese earthquake injures 11

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 rattled northeastern Japan tonight, injuring at least 11 people and causing power cuts in some areas, officials said.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2003

Japan rocked by powerful earthquake

A POWERFUL earthquake rocked northeastern Japan yesterday, knocking out power, causing a landslide and disrupting road and rail traffic. Buildings swayed in Tokyo, hundreds of miles away.

Tue, 27 May, 2003

Tokyo blaze 'began when rubbish caught fire'

Tokyo police believe a fire which killed 44 people in a four-storey building could have been caused by rubbish in a stairway catching fire.

Tue, 04 Sep, 2001

Japan: Investigation resumes into deadly blaze

Police and fire officials are questioning witnesses and have examined the charred insides of a building for clues to what caused Japan's deadliest fire in more than two decades

Sun, 02 Sep, 2001