OFUNATO, Japan (Reuters) – With a minute of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear rallies, Japan marks on Sunday the first anniversary of an earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands and set off a radiation crisis that shattered public trust in atomic power and the nation’s leaders. A year after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake unleashed a wall [...]
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Insight: Japan missed tsunami wake-up call for change
TOKYO (Reuters) – Three months after Japan’s March 11 triple disaster, a long-time expert on the country arrived in Tokyo to research a book he intended to entitle “Rebirth of a Nation.” Months later, Richard Samuels is calling his work “The Rhetoric of Crisis.” A year after the huge earthquake, deadly tsunami and the world’s [...]
Japan mourns tsunami dead; grapples with unfinished business
OFUNATO, Japan (Reuters) – With a minute of silence, tolling bells and prayers, Japan will on Sunday mark the first anniversary of an earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands and set off a nuclear crisis that shattered public trust in atomic power and the nation’s leaders. A year after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake unleashed a [...]
American Voices: Tsunami Debris Approaching U.S.
Debris from the Japanese tsunami in March is now approaching Hawaii and is predicted to hit the West Coast of the U.S. Tweet This Post
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