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9 March 2012 - 3:42pmOn 11 March 2011, Japan experienced one of the worst natural disasters in its history. The Great East Japan Earthquake claimed nearly 16,000 lives and destroyed some 128,000 homes and buildings. More than 3,200 people are still missing. In the hours following the disaster, a joint OCHA/UN... -
1 April 2011 - 12:50pmOn April 1 2011, Japan’s Self Defense Force and the US military launched a three-day, 25,000 personnel joint operation to recover the bodies of people still unaccounted for in the Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima prefecture coastal areas where over 16,000 people remain missing. Recovering bodies of the... -
25 March 2011 - 9:53amRadiation levels above the legal limit have been detected in tap water, milk and leafy vegetables in prefectures closest to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The Government of Japan has warned residents to not consume any of these products, and four prefectures in the area have been ordered to suspend... -
20 March 2011 - 1:18pmOn 18 March 2011, Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency raised the alert level to five on a seven-point international scale for atomic accidents as officials continued to drop water onto the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The following day electricity was partially restored, but the... -
16 March 2011 - 1:05pmPeople living in the earthquake and tsunami affected areas in northeast Japan are now faced with bitter cold weather, expected to last until the end of the week. Thousands of households have been without electricity since 11 March when the tsunami hit, and concerns remain for those who have not been...
