Topic: Japan Meteorological Agency
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Typhoon swoops over Taiwan but spares highly populated areas
Flood waters from Typhoon Tembin reached 9 feet high in the town of Hengchun, overturning buses and uprooting trees. Forecasters warn it could return.
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Global News Blog Japan's low-profile military steps up during flood rescue (+video)
Japan's army has taken over flood rescue and cleanup operations, drawing more positive reactions from Japanese formerly wary of praising the military.
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Tsunami warning: This time, the system mostly worked
Tsunami warning sirens sounded around the Indian Ocean region after an 8.6 earthquake hit yesterday. During the 2004 tsunami, few warning systems were in place.
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Japan earthquake: Northern Japan rattled by 6.8 earthquake
Japan earthquake: Tokyo was hit by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake Tuesday. Northern Japan - the same area hit last year - was struck by a 6.8 earthquake. But there were no injuries reported.
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Why Fukushima isn't Chernobyl, despite rise in crisis level
Japan's prime minister is urging the public not to panic after the government boosted the severity level of the crisis at Fukushima to the highest rating, the same level as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
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Japan earthquake today: Tsunami warning lifted, but Fukushima evacuated
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook northeast Japan late Thursday. A tsunami warning was issued, then lifted for the coast, already devastated by last month's massive quake and the tsunami that crippled the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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Second explosion at nuclear power plant in Japan
Monday's blast destroyed the containment building but the reactor is still intact. Japanese officials also said cooling systems have failed at a third reactor.
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How Japan learns from its earthquakes and tsunamis
The 1923 earthquake that devastated Tokyo spawned a nationwide effort to prepare for future quakes. Here's a Monitor story that shows how the survivors of the Tokyo disaster helped that cause.
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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes near southern Japanese island; tsunami warning issued
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of a Japanese island early Wednesday morning. A tsunami warning was issued after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake.
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Tsunami warning: Japan evacuates northern coasts
A tsunami warning is out for the eastern seaboard of Japan.
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Hawaii under tsunami warning after massive Chile earthquake
Hawaii is under a tsunami warning following an earthquake in Chile Saturday morning.
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