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Japan's huge quake heard from space: study
Mar 11, 2013 16:13 EDT
The colossal earthquake that sent a devastating tsunami barreling into Japan two years ago on Monday was so big it could be heard from space, a study has said.
Dust storm shrouds Tokyo in haze
Mar 10, 2013 06:13 EDT
A huge dust storm hit Tokyo Sunday, blanketing the city with brown dust that darkened the skies and rapidly transformed what had been a clear and sunny day.
Earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo
Feb 25, 2013 05:43 EST
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Monday, setting buildings in the capital swaying but causing no risk of a tsunami, seismologists said.
Five dead as Solomons quake sparks Pacific tsunami
Feb 06, 2013 10:36 EST
A major 8.0 magnitude earthquake jolted the Solomon Islands Wednesday with small tsunami waves buffeting Pacific coasts, leaving at least five people dead and dozens of homes damaged or destroyed.
Powerful 6.9 earthquake shakes northern Japan
Feb 02, 2013 15:39 EST
A powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Saturday, causing strong tremors across Hokkaido island but no damage to several nuclear facilities in the region, officials said.
One dead, 900 hurt in heavy Japan snowfall
Jan 15, 2013 09:26 EST
Heavy snow that blanketed eastern Japan over the holiday weekend left one man dead and 900 others injured, as Tokyo commuters Tuesday took to the slippery streets.
Tsunami hits Japan after 7.3-magnitude quake
Dec 07, 2012 06:57 EST
A one-metre-high tsunami hit northeast Japan Friday after a powerful undersea quake struck off the coast, sending thousands fleeing to safety in a region that was devastated in last year's quake-tsunami disaster.
Japan kicks off winter energy-saving campaign
Nov 01, 2012 12:06 EDT
Japan began imploring people to wrap up for its "warmbiz" winter energy-saving campaign on Thursday, despite Tokyo basking in warm sunshine.
Powerful typhoon kills two, hurts scores in Japan
Oct 01, 2012 03:25 EDT
Powerful Typhoon Jelawat left at least two people dead and more than 180 injured in Japan over the weekend before passing out into the Pacific on Monday, the weather agency and local media said.
Powerful typhoon hits Japan mainland
Sep 30, 2012 13:53 EDT
Powerful Typhoon Jelawat hit the Japanese mainland Sunday, sparking the evacuation of thousands a day after it tore across southern Okinawa island, where local media said it left one dead and some 140 injured.
Strong typhoon bears down on Japan mainland
Sep 30, 2012 05:27 EDT
Japan's mainland was braced Sunday for waves of up to 10 metres (33 feet) as powerful Typhoon Jelawat barrelled in, a day after it injured scores of people on the southern Okinawa island.
Typhoon Jelawat bears down on Japanese mainland
Sep 30, 2012 02:37 EDT
The Japanese mainland braced for Typhoon Jelawat on Sunday amid warnings of landslides, floods and monster waves, a day after it injured scores of people on southern Okinawa island.
Typhoon Jelawat on course to hit mainland Japan
Sep 29, 2012 06:22 EDT
Strong typhoon Jelawat was moving toward the Japanese mainland on Saturday, the national weather agency said, after it battered southern Okinawa island with gusts strong enough to flip cars.
Typhoon Jelawat on course to hit Japan mainland
Sep 29, 2012 03:28 EDT
Strong typhoon Jelawat was moving toward the Japanese mainland on Saturday, the national weather agency said, after it battered southern Okinawa island with gusts strong enough to flip cars.
Powerful typhoon on course to hit Japan's Okinawa
Sep 15, 2012 07:22 EDT
A powerful typhoon packing winds of up to 270 kilometres (170 miles) per hour was churning towards Okinawa in southern Japan on Saturday, grounding nearly 80 flights, officials said.
Powerful typhoon hits southern Japan
Aug 26, 2012 07:16 EDT
One of the most powerful typhoons in decades hit Japan's Okinawa on Sunday, with meteorologists warning it could bring record rain and wind to the southern region and waves of up to 13 metres (43 feet).
Typhoon may bring record rain, wind to south Japan
Aug 26, 2012 01:57 EDT
One of the most powerful typhoons in many years was on course to hit Japan's Okinawa on Sunday, with meteorologists warning it could bring record rain and wind to the southern region.
Strong typhoon makes for southern Japan
Aug 25, 2012 04:29 EDT
A powerful typhoon packing winds of up to 216 kilometres (135 miles) per hour was headed for southern Japan and expected to hit on Sunday afternoon, weather forecasters said.
Typhoon dumps rain on flood-weary Japan
Jul 18, 2012 12:56 EDT
A typhoon skimmed past sodden southwestern Japan on Wednesday dumping rain on an area already struggling to clean up after huge floods.
Heavy rain fears as typhoon menaces Japan
Jul 18, 2012 02:02 EDT
A typhoon menacing already sodden southwestern Japan could dump weeks' worth of rain on the area, forecasters warned Wednesday, as communities struggle to recover from huge floods.
