Strong quake hits off Japan near Fukushima

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  People crowd at Sendai railway station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 after trains were halted following a strong earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan. It is the same region …

• TOKYO (Reuters) – A strong quake centered off northeastern Japan shook buildings as far away as Tokyo on Friday and triggered a one-meter tsunami in an area devastated by last year’s Fukushima disaster, but there were no reports of deaths or serious damage.

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Major quake strikes off Japan, setting off small tsunami

CNN
By Alex Zolbert and Jethro Mullen, CNN
December 7, 2012 — Updated 1237 GMT (2037 HKT)

Tokyo (CNN) – A powerful earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday evening, rattling buildings in Tokyo and setting off a small tsunami.

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Fukushima quake, tsunami disturbed upper atmosphere: NASA

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Fukushima, Japan, last year wreaked havoc in the skies above as well, disturbing electrons in the upper atmosphere, NASA reported.
The waves of energy from the quake and tsunami that were so destructive on the ground reached into the ionosphere, a part of the upper atmosphere that stretches from about 50 to 500 miles above Earth’s surface. READ MORE

Boy glad football lost in tsunami found in Alaska

By MALCOLM FOSTER | Associated Press – 6 hrs ago
Yahoo News

TOKYO (AP) — A teenager who lost his home in Japan’s devastating tsunami now knows that one prized possession survived: a football that drifted all the way to Alaska.
Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the ball with the youngster’s name inscribed on it is one of the first pieces of debris from last year’s tsunami to wash up on the other side of the Pacific.
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The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Survivors in the areas hardest hit by Japan’s recent tsunami find the courage to revive and rebuild as cherry blossom season begins.

A stunning visual poem about the ephemeral nature of life and the healing power of Japan’s most beloved flower.

Directed by Academy Award Nominated filmmaker
Lucy Walker (Waste Land), featuring photography
by Aaron Phillips and
music by Moby.

Mieko at the Keizai Society Shinnenkai 2012

FRONTLINE Inside Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown

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Watch Inside Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

Mary Ann Shiosaka-Samuelsen on helping the people of Tohoku

Mary Ann Shiosaka-Samuelsen talking about her goal to help the people of Tohoku, Japan who were affected by the earthquake and tsunami of March, 2011 through the spirit of dance.

Japan – 11 months since the earthquake and tsunami

 

Before and after images

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Run for Japan. March 11, 2012

Tomo, one of the organizers for Run for Japan talks about the March 11, 2012 fundraiser at Shoreline, Mountain View, CA.