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Japan Earthquake: 2 killed, at least 90 injured; bullet train derails

The powerful earthquake that hit north-east Japan on Wednesday night has claimed two lives and injured at least ninety others, officials said. The magnitude 7.3 tremor struck the same region where a major earthquake triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster 11 years ago. Power was temporarily power out for over two million homes. In some areas […]

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Japan: Powerful 7.3 magnitude Earthquake strikes off the coast off Fukushima, Tsunami warning issued

A powerful earthquake hit north-east Japan on Wednesday night, temporarily cutting power to two million homes and prompting a tsunami advisory. The magnitude 7.3 tremor struck the same region where a major quake triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster, 11 years ago. In some areas it was too forceful for people to stand, and buildings rattled […]

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Car pile-up due to heavy snow kills 1, injures 17 in Japan

A massive pileup of at least 134 vehicles in blizzard conditions on a highway in northern Japan killed at least one person, wounded another 17 on Tuesday, officials said. About 200 people were stranded in the pile-up, which forced the closure of the Tohoku Expressway in Miyagi prefecture, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. […]