Tsunami News

A Japan-U.S. joint project is under way across the Pacific to monitor the paths of debris swept into the sea in the aftermath of the huge tsunami that followed on the heels of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.

The 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck coastal towns near Sendai on March 11, 2011 triggered an avalanche of wreckage now drifting toward North America.

A moderate earthquake struck Northern California's coast Monday afternoon, rattling nerves around the Oregon border but yielding no immediate reports of major injuries or damage, officials said.

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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck 50 miles south of San Jose, Costa Rica at 4:55 a.m. local time today, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Back home for just three hours, a tearful Miyoko Takeda sorted through her belongings.

They have new ambitions, and they're determined to go places. Especially Silicon Valley.

March 11 -; Japan's Zero Hour Yoichi Funabashi FORMER EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The earthquake of March 11, 2011, changed the geography of Japan -; literally.

Japan's economy shrank 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter as manufacturers were battered by the strong yen, weak export demand amid the European debt crisis and flooding in Thailand.

A scare over temperatures rising near danger level in a reactor at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where workers are battling to prevent a resurgence of the radiation crisis, could be a false alarm, the plant operator said on Monday.

Japan's economy shrank a bigger-than-expected 0.6 percent in October-December, hurt by slowing global growth, Thai floods and a strong yen, casting doubt about expectations that growth will resume this quarter as Europe's debt crisis clouds the outlook.

Japan's single women are looking for 'tough, experienced gentlemen' in the aftermath of last year's disaster, school for would-be brides finds This time last year, Keiko wanted to meet a man who met the three traditional "high" requirements of the perfect Japanese husband: He needed to be tall, have a high level of education and a high salary.

Last March, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami left nearly 20,000 dead or missing and destroyed 125,000 buildings in the Tohoku region of Japan.

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It has now been 11-months since disaster struck Japan, but the rebuilding process has been coming along quite nicely to say the least, with some areas almost completely unrecognizable.

Full title.. What a comeback! Eleven months after the tsunami ravaged Japan, a series of pictures reveals the incredible progress being made to clear up the devastation When Japan was hit by both an earthquake and tsunami in quick succession in March last year, the images of devastation gripped the world.

Breathtaking images of 'wave clouds' were captured by a helicopter pilot as they rolled off the sea and inland, completely engulfing a beachfront city.

People march a street, demanding Japan abandon atomic power in Tokyo Saturday, Feb.

POLICE have recovered the body of a man who fell into the water at Sydney's Cockle Bay during a brawl.

What a comeback! Eleven months after the tsunami ravaged Japan a collection of pictures reveal the incredible progress being made in the huge multi-billion pound clear up When Japan was hit with both an earthquake and tsunami in quick succession in March last year the images of devastation gripped the world.