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                                                    </description><title>GDACS EMM News Feed</title><item><title><![CDATA[Benn to attack UN over disaster response (Guardian Unlimited)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11udsvv55/*http%3A//society.guardian.co.uk/aid/story/0,,1693052,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11udsvv55/*http%3A//society.guardian.co.uk/aid/story/0,,1693052,00.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:35:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The international development secretary, Hilary Benn, will today criticise the United Nations for failing in its responsibilities to the victims of humanitarian crises such as the tsunami in south-east Asia and the earthquake in Pakistan.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060123133525</sortelement></item><item xmlns:emm="http://emm.jrc.org/EMM/" emm:score="0.09256999"><pubDate>2006-01-23T09:25+0100</pubDate><emm:day>20060123</emm:day><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6LB9PF?OpenDocument</link><source>reliefWeb</source><title>Pakistan: Japan to construct five bridges on Kohala-Chakothi road</title><dc:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">en</dc:language><description>MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 20 (APP): Japan will construct five bridges destroyed by the earthquake on Kohala-Muzaffarabad- Chakothi road. This was stated by Mushtaq Ahmed Awan, AJK Chief Engineer Roads, while taking to newsmen here Friday. He said that before starting the construction of bridges project, the....</description><category>SMSAuto</category><category>Pakistan</category><category>Japan</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><guid>reliefWeb-e18e895997888316feba264567af92b3</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060123092500</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Digest: World Digest (Kansas City Star)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=138mtm29p/*http%3A//www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/13688501.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=kansascity_world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=138mtm29p/*http%3A//www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/13688501.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=kansascity_world</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:08:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — A Red Cross helicopter that had been used for earthquake relief in Pakistan since October was missing Sunday with a crew of seven aboard, the aid agency said.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060123090850</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians turn to the blog in case of Japan's killer condos (Financial Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=126pfde8j/*http%3A//news.ft.com/cms/s/99c0eba6-8bb5-11da-91a1-0000779e2340.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=126pfde8j/*http%3A//news.ft.com/cms/s/99c0eba6-8bb5-11da-91a1-0000779e2340.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 02:33:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Democratic Party of Japan, the country's strongest opposition party, has for the first time tackled a burgeoning scandal - one that is threatening to spill into the political realm - by launching a blog.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060123033309</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge Tsunami Could Hit North Japan in Quake Scenario (Planet Ark)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1261v21ju/*http%3A//www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/34619/story.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1261v21ju/*http%3A//www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/34619/story.htm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 02:09:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO - a major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-metre tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060123030957</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big quake in northeast could kill 2,700 (The Japan Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1271p8jo5/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060123a9.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1271p8jo5/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060123a9.htm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:41:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A major earthquake hitting northeastern Japan could result in the deaths of 2,700 people and the destruction of 9,400 houses and buildings, according to a government study.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060123004105</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panel seeks measures for quake-triggered tsunamis in northeast Japan (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11q7u2dsd/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060122/kyodo/d8fa01ro1.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11q7u2dsd/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060122/kyodo/d8fa01ro1.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:02:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ _ A Japanese government panel for disaster prevention is seeking measures to tackle tsunamis caused by a major earthquake on the Pacific coast of northern Japan, according to a draft document compiled by the body and obtained by Kyodo News on Sunday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122230210</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Koizumi’s Political Woes (donga.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=120bipfis/*http%3A//english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2006012335658</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=120bipfis/*http%3A//english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2006012335658</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After his sweeping victory in Japan’s general election last year, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi looked unfettered.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122193600</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (New Kerala)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ubg05j8/*http%3A//www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&amp;id=91989</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ubg05j8/*http%3A//www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&amp;id=91989</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:28:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO: A major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-metre tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said today.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122182857</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diamond dogs are forever (The Japan Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=127s77684/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fd20060122tc.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=127s77684/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fd20060122tc.htm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:39:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Let's face it: dogs don't live very long. About 14 years, if they're lucky. Yet, that is a fact of life a growing number of pet owners in Japan refuse to accept.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122133929</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (AlertNet)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11o2n618u/*http%3A//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T211807.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11o2n618u/*http%3A//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T211807.htm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:33:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-metre tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122113357</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prepared for quake, tsunami disasters: seminar (AngolaPress)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11r4rgq5q/*http%3A//www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=410046</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11r4rgq5q/*http%3A//www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=410046</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:58:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[DHAKA, 01/22 - Bangladesh is not necessarily prepared for earthquake and tsunami disasters although it is comparatively prepared to deal with some other natural disasters such as flood and cyclone, speakers at a seminar has said.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122105842</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (RedNova)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1407s5k22/*http%3A//www.redorbit.com/news/science/365674/huge_tsunami_could_hit_north_japan_in_quake_scenario/index.html?source=r_science</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1407s5k22/*http%3A//www.redorbit.com/news/science/365674/huge_tsunami_could_hit_north_japan_in_quake_scenario/index.html?source=r_science</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:30:52 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO (Reuters) - A major quake striking north]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122103052</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donors allowed to monitor utilisation of quake aid (Gulf Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13hoiicqn/*http%3A//www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&amp;item_no=69469&amp;version=1&amp;template_id=41&amp;parent_id=23</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13hoiicqn/*http%3A//www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&amp;item_no=69469&amp;version=1&amp;template_id=41&amp;parent_id=23</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:16:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pakistan’s government has allowed international donors to monitor the utilisation of both foreign loans and grants extended by them for the reconstruction of the areas ravaged by last year’s earthquake, a media report yesterday said.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122081617</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (AlertNet)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12te4dll3/*http%3A//www.alertnet.org/redir/righsection_rel_art__index_htm/thenews/newsdesk/T211807.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12te4dll3/*http%3A//www.alertnet.org/redir/righsection_rel_art__index_htm/thenews/newsdesk/T211807.htm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:48:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-metre tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122074826</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ifpch11/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060122/3/2egtf.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ifpch11/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060122/3/2egtf.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:46:06 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ TOKYO (Reuters) - A major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-metre tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122074606</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge tsunami could hit north Japan in quake scenario (Reuters via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1241m502g/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060122/sc_nm/japan_quake_study_dc_1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1241m502g/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060122/sc_nm/japan_quake_study_dc_1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:40:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A major quake striking northeastern Japan could set off a 22-meter tsunami, kill nearly 3,000 people and cause more than a trillion yen in damage, according to a worst-case government scenario, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122074005</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhaka not prepared for quake, tsunami disasters (Asia News Network)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ajl021p/*http%3A//www.asianewsnet.net/level3_template1.php?l3sec=15&amp;news_id=51456</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ajl021p/*http%3A//www.asianewsnet.net/level3_template1.php?l3sec=15&amp;news_id=51456</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 01:39:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bangladesh is not prepared for earthquake and tsunami disasters although it is comparatively prepared to deal with some other natural disasters such as flood and cyclone, speakers at a seminar said Saturday (Jan 20).]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122023934</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major quake in northeastern Japan could kill 2,700: gov't study (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11qcbikb4/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060121/kyodo/d8f9cfj80.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11qcbikb4/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060121/kyodo/d8f9cfj80.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:46:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ _ A major earthquake hitting northeastern Japan could result in the deaths of 2,700 people and the destruction of 9,400 houses and buildings, according to a government study Kyodo News obtained Saturday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060122004610</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan, N Korea to resume talks in Beijing (Kaumundi Online)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11gk03c40/*http%3A//www.kaumudi.com/news/012206/world.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11gk03c40/*http%3A//www.kaumudi.com/news/012206/world.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:28:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO: Japan and North Korea will resume talks on normalizing relations in Beijing next month, a news report said on Saturday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060121182817</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsunami warning centers in Pacific to go on 24/7 staffing (Anchorage Daily News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11v1t927l/*http%3A//www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/7377587p-7289752c.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11v1t927l/*http%3A//www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/7377587p-7289752c.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:26:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The 24-hour staffing will shave off the three to four minutes it takes scientists to rise from bed and drive to the center before issuing a tsunami alert in response to an earthquake, said Paul Whitmore, director of the warning center in Alaska. These few minutes, essential to communities in a tsunami's path, will no longer be wasted on commuting when the center goes to round-the-clock staffing ]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060121112640</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking News (Times of Malta)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12aioobgi/*http%3A//www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=breaking&amp;date=20060121</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12aioobgi/*http%3A//www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=breaking&amp;date=20060121</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:17:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Japan consumers worry about US beef after new ban [21/01/2006] Shock and worry spread in Japan after Tokyo reimposed a ban on US beef imports over mad cow concerns. One leading fast food chain shelved plans to resume serving a popular beef dish and consumers said they felt betrayed.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060121111703</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan allows donors to monitor utilization of quake aid (Khaleej Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=14dialpo1/*http%3A//www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2006/January/subcontinent_January783.xml&amp;section=subcontinent&amp;col=</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=14dialpo1/*http%3A//www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2006/January/subcontinent_January783.xml&amp;section=subcontinent&amp;col=</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 09:47:49 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s government has allowed international donors to monitor the utilization of both foreign loans and grants extended by them for the reconstruction of the areas ravaged by last year’s earthquake, a media report on Saturday said.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060121104749</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Destroyed clinics being rebuilt (Gulf Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13h4l479t/*http%3A//www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&amp;item_no=69325&amp;version=1&amp;template_id=41&amp;parent_id=23</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=13h4l479t/*http%3A//www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&amp;item_no=69325&amp;version=1&amp;template_id=41&amp;parent_id=23</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 07:03:06 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pakistan has started to rebuild clinics destroyed by October’s huge earthquake as harsh winter weather fuels fears of disease outbreaks, officials said on Thursday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060121080306</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan seen in a dark mirror (Calendarlive.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=130dq4tml/*http%3A//www.calendarlive.com/books/cl-ca-miyabe22jan22,0,5978473.story?coll=cl-books-features</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=130dq4tml/*http%3A//www.calendarlive.com/books/cl-ca-miyabe22jan22,0,5978473.story?coll=cl-books-features</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:10:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[IMAGINE possessing the paranormal ability to set someone on fire. Not just singe an eyebrow or scorch a finger but burn a person to a crisp.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060120221015</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan suicide latest of many sparked by scandal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12as518bc/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060120/wl_nm/japan_livedoor_suicides_dc_1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12as518bc/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060120/wl_nm/japan_livedoor_suicides_dc_1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The suicide of an investment firm executive questioned over suspected illegal activities at Livedoor Co. added an element of tragedy to scandal after the Internet firm's woes triggered stock market chaos this week.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060120142400</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shake, rattle, roll, remember (The Daily Review)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11m48ctdj/*http%3A//www.insidebayarea.com/ci_3417008?source=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11m48ctdj/*http%3A//www.insidebayarea.com/ci_3417008?source=rss</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:06:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[THIS week marks the anniversaries of two well-known earthquakes, the 1994 Northridge quake centered near Los Angeles and the Kobe earthquake that hit Japan a year later — to the day and almost]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060120140621</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soomro for robust strategy to minimize earthquake hazards (The Pakistan Link)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11pocnq0u/*http%3A//www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Jan06/18/13.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11pocnq0u/*http%3A//www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Jan06/18/13.htm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:51:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD, Jan 18 : Chairman Senate Mohammedmian Soomro has called on the Scientists, Seismologists and Geotechnical Engineers to develop a robust, foolproof and pragmatic mitigation strategy to minimize the earthquake hazards and devastation.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060118155125</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss Re Revisits the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire (Insurance Journal)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12b3t40td/*http%3A//www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2006/01/18/64286.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12b3t40td/*http%3A//www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2006/01/18/64286.htm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:40:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Swiss Re has released "A shake in insurance history -- The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake," to mark the centennial of the catastrophe. The reinsurer notes that it was "an event that altered the co]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060118114017</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quake in Japan remembered (Seattle Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=132a423v9/*http%3A//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002744294_kobecutline17m.html?syndication=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=132a423v9/*http%3A//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002744294_kobecutline17m.html?syndication=rss</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:11:39 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Forty-five people marked the devastating earthquake that struck Kobe, Japan, 11 years ago by lighting candles and ringing a ceremonial bell...]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060117091139</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan marks quake anniversary amid new safety fears (Reuters via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12a9kd8b6/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060117/wl_nm/japan_quake_anniversary_dc_3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12a9kd8b6/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060117/wl_nm/japan_quake_anniversary_dc_3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:06:52 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Tearful mourners lit candles and prayed in silence in the western Japanese city of Kobe on Tuesday on the 11th anniversary of a devastating earthquake, while others held drills to try to prepare themselves for the next big quake.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060117090652</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan marks quake anniversary amid new safety fears (New Kerala)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11u4fvlp3/*http%3A//www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&amp;id=87933</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11u4fvlp3/*http%3A//www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&amp;id=87933</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:47:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO: Japan marked the 11th anniversary of a devastating earthquake with memorial ceremonies and disaster drills today as parliament prepared to hear more testimony on a construction industry scandal that has aroused fears that many buildings might not be able to withstand a big tremor.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060117064729</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan marks quake anniversary amid new safety fears (Reuters via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12a00174k/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060117/wl_nm/japan_quake_anniversary_dc_2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12a00174k/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060117/wl_nm/japan_quake_anniversary_dc_2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 04:47:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Tearful mourners lit candles and prayed in silence in the western Japanese city of Kobe on Tuesday on the 11th anniversary of a devastating earthquake, while others held drills to try to prepare themselves for the next big quake.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060117054700</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters evacuate people from building during earthquake disaster drill in Tokyo (AlertNet)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12sn9n8rj/*http%3A//www.alertnet.org/redir/righsection_rel_art__index_htm/thenews/pictures/TOK33D.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12sn9n8rj/*http%3A//www.alertnet.org/redir/righsection_rel_art__index_htm/thenews/pictures/TOK33D.htm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 04:34:06 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Firefighters evacuate people from a building during an earthquake disaster drill in Tokyo January 17, 2006. 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News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12av0nvra/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060117/wl_nm/japan_quake_anniversary_dc_1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12av0nvra/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060117/wl_nm/japan_quake_anniversary_dc_1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 03:31:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Japan marked the 11th anniversary of a devastating earthquake with memorial ceremonies and disaster drills on Tuesday as parliament prepared to hear more testimony on a construction industry scandal that has aroused fears that many buildings might be able to withstand a big tremor.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060117043130</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan mourns 11th anniversary of killer earthquake in Kobe (Channel NewsAsia)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12eftrovt/*http%3A//www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/188556/1/.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12eftrovt/*http%3A//www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/188556/1/.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 03:09:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO : Japan mourned the 6,000 victims of the Kobe earthquake 11 years ago on Tuesday, with the anniversary stirring up anger over a scandal in which dozens of new buildings violated quake safety codes.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060117040948</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around Japan/Shizuoka: Trash or treasure? Team traces legacy of 'hinomi yagura' (Asahi.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=122vd04rg/*http%3A//www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200601170126.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=122vd04rg/*http%3A//www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200601170126.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:47:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In a country where most of the houses were once made of wood, the hinomi yagura, watchtowers used to alert people to fires, played a vital role. 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News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=120saoh0h/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060117/ap_on_to_in_hi/history_1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=120saoh0h/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060117/ap_on_to_in_hi/history_1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Today is Tuesday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2006. There are 348 days left in the year.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060117010044</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kobe fears quake being forgotten (The Japan Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=127kl1r58/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060117b2.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=127kl1r58/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060117b2.htm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:40:58 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[KOBE (Kyodo) Fully 85 percent of the survivors of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake think the disaster and its lessons are being forgotten, even by themselves, according to a recent survey of 200 people.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060117004058</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘JBIC will continue to help Pakistan’ (Daily Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12p873iac/*http%3A//www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5c01%5c17%5cstory_17-1-2006_pg5_10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12p873iac/*http%3A//www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5c01%5c17%5cstory_17-1-2006_pg5_10</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:25:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Staff Report ISLAMABAD: A seven-member delegation led by Kyosuke Shinozawa, President of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), called on adviser to the prime minister on finance, revenue, economic affairs and statistics Salman Shah here on Monday. 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A. Which trio won Lions caps this year having not made the original squad? [3] Ans: Ryan Jones, Mark Cueto, Simon Easterby B. Who scored the first Lions try of the year?]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060116175358</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother Nature's Voice (Bandera Bulletin)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12d3avpi0/*http%3A//banderabulletin.com/articles/2006/01/16/news/lifestyles/life69.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12d3avpi0/*http%3A//banderabulletin.com/articles/2006/01/16/news/lifestyles/life69.txt</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:14:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[By now, the news of the tsunami that devastated a dozen countries from Asia to Africa is global and the stories of the animals that escaped the giant waves are legend.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060116171446</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day (The Sunday Mail)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12s4b3q7k/*http%3A//www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17838919%255E10949,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12s4b3q7k/*http%3A//www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17838919%255E10949,00.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:13:58 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[1377 – Pope Gregory XI restores the Papal See to Rome after it was removed from Avignon. 1562 – Michel de l'Hopital promulgates Edict of St Germain, which recognises Huguenots in France.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060116151358</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists dig toward center of the earth (PhysOrg)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=118ivi464/*http%3A//www.physorg.com/news9904.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=118ivi464/*http%3A//www.physorg.com/news9904.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:50:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Japanese ship is setting sail on a mission to reveal the origin of life on earth.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060116135040</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan to remind Indonesia of tsunami with wave-high poles (Jakarta Post)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12j1qtmlp/*http%3A//www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20060116114512&amp;irec=6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12j1qtmlp/*http%3A//www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20060116114512&amp;irec=6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:36:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO (AFP): Japan will build memorial poles in Aceh as high as the tsunami waves that ravaged the Indonesian province in 2004 in a bid to remind residents of the dangers, a researcher said Monday.About 85 concrete poles will be erected this year across Aceh, which was hardest hit by the Dec. 26 tsunami that killed more than 220,000 people around the Indian Ocean.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060116123622</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan to remind Indonesia of tsunami with wave-high poles (Jakarta Post)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12jhrm9ub/*http%3A//www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20060116114512&amp;irec=5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12jhrm9ub/*http%3A//www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20060116114512&amp;irec=5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:51:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO (AFP): Japan will build memorial poles in Aceh as high as the tsunami waves that ravaged the Indonesian province in 2004 in a bid to remind residents of the dangers, a researcher said Monday.About 85 concrete poles will be erected this year across Aceh, which was hardest hit by the Dec. 26 tsunami that killed more than 220,000 people around the Indian Ocean.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060116115132</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore unlikely to be hit by a tsunami: Yaacob (Channel NewsAsia)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12hlgvg2g/*http%3A//www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/188457/1/.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12hlgvg2g/*http%3A//www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/188457/1/.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:20:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE : The government has assured Singaporeans the island is unlikely to be hit by a tsunami in future. 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Standing among the lanterns makes a person feel so serene that the noise of cars driving up a nearby slope seems to just fade away.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060116022610</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[69 Kobe quake survivors die alone (The Japan Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12716qln5/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060116b2.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12716qln5/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060116b2.htm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2006 23:40:58 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[KOBE (Kyodo) Sixty-nine people who lost their homes in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake died alone last year in Hyogo Prefecture, according to a police study.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060116004058</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[A golfer's slice of heaven (Denver Post)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11k0ih0hq/*http%3A//www.denverpost.com/podcasts/ci_0002595597</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11k0ih0hq/*http%3A//www.denverpost.com/podcasts/ci_0002595597</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:01:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[KOHALA COAST, HAWAII - Upon my untimely demise, my ashes will be sprinkled off the edge of the third green at Mauna Kea Golf Course and into the Pacific Ocean.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060115210115</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese royal poetry session highlights children as succession crisis looms (The Manila Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12jtcu3a1/*http%3A//www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/jan/15/yehey/opinion/20060115opi5.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12jtcu3a1/*http%3A//www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/jan/15/yehey/opinion/20060115opi5.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:13:52 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TOKYO: With a potential succession crisis facing Japan’s royal family, some of the poems at Thursday’s annual imperial verse reading ceremony focused on a likely theme: children.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060114151352</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO / Japantown rounds out a century / Heyday passed long ago, but area still cultural, social hub (San Francisco Chronicle)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=130pmp5oi/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/14/BAGBJGN6TR1.DTL&amp;feed=rss.bayarea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=130pmp5oi/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/14/BAGBJGN6TR1.DTL&amp;feed=rss.bayarea</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:49:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[San Francisco's Japantown celebrates its 100th birthday this year, but two perplexing questions hang over the upcoming festivities: What exactly is Japantown, and will it survive? The shrinking district anchored by the Japan Center mall at Post and...]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060114124912</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese test world's biggest quake simulator (Hindustan Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ru3m0qo/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1598267,0004.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ru3m0qo/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1598267,0004.htm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 05:18:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Japanese researchers tested a huge quake simulator capable of jolting a six-storey building in a project that could help improve earthquake-resistant construction methods.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060114061823</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 ZILHAJJ 1426 AH, SRINAGAR SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2006 (Greater Kashmir)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=123h8677h/*http%3A//www.greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?ItemID=14229&amp;cat=8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=123h8677h/*http%3A//www.greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?ItemID=14229&amp;cat=8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 04:33:53 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Muzaffarabad, Jan 13: Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has reiterated Pakistan’s desire for a peaceful settlement of long running Kashmir dispute as he toured the devastated capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir to express solidarity with the earthquake stricken people.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060114053353</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 ZILHAJJ 1426 AH, SRINAGAR SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2006 (Greater Kashmir)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=123712hlk/*http%3A//www.greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?ItemID=14220&amp;cat=1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=123712hlk/*http%3A//www.greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?ItemID=14220&amp;cat=1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 04:22:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Muzaffarabad, Jan 13: Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has reiterated Pakistan’s desire for a peaceful settlement of long running Kashmir dispute as he toured the devastated capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir to express solidarity with the earthquake stricken people.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060114052234</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Scientists Simulate Quake in Condo (ABC News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ei3r1kb/*http%3A//abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1504723&amp;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ei3r1kb/*http%3A//abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1504723&amp;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 03:29:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Japanese Scientists Jolt Six-Story Condo on World's Biggest Earthquake Simulator]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060114042950</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Scientists Simulate Quake in Condo (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1284pgn54/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060114/ap_on_sc/japan_quake_simulator_1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1284pgn54/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060114/ap_on_sc/japan_quake_simulator_1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 02:30:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Japanese researchers on Friday tested a huge quake simulator capable of jolting a six-storey building in a project that could help improve earthquake-resistant construction methods.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060114033016</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan to give $100m loan for quake recovery (Daily Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ou0mra7/*http%3A//www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5c01%5c14%5cstory_14-1-2006_pg7_7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12ou0mra7/*http%3A//www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5c01%5c14%5cstory_14-1-2006_pg7_7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:51:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government will extend $100 million (11.22 billion yen) to Pakistan in soft loans for earthquake rehabilitation under its Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme. 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Former Herald correspondent Hamish McDonald reflects on a country in a hurry. -]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060113141022</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia primed for next big quake (New Scientist)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1297qt0uv/*http%3A//www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7157&amp;feedId=tsunami_rss20</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=1297qt0uv/*http%3A//www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7157&amp;feedId=tsunami_rss20</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:16:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Since the giant quake that triggered last year's tsunami, stress has been building along the Sumatra fault line]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060113131603</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental Hazards Jeopardize Pakistan Earthquake Survivors (Environment News Service)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11tg9g56d/*http%3A//www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2006/2006-01-05-06.asp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11tg9g56d/*http%3A//www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2006/2006-01-05-06.asp</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:24:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[GLAND, Switzerland , January 5, 2006 (ENS) - Environmental hazards persist in the areas of northern Pakistan shaken by a severe earthquake on October 8, 2005, according to a joint statement issued today by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the Worldwide Fund for Nature, and CARE International.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060113122436</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy snow expected from January 14 in quake areas (Daily Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12pm4t1p7/*http%3A//www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5c01%5c11%5cstory_11-1-2006_pg7_41</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12pm4t1p7/*http%3A//www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5c01%5c11%5cstory_11-1-2006_pg7_41</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:02:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI: Over two million survivors of last year’s South Asia earthquake, many living in tents, face heavy snow this week as unusually cold weather tightens its grip across much of Asia, weather officials said on Tuesday. In Pakistan, weather officials said the areas affected by October’s]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060113120209</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police quiz Aneha case informant (Daily Yomiuri Online)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11t7qtoig/*http%3A//www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20060113TDY02007.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11t7qtoig/*http%3A//www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20060113TDY02007.htm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:45:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Police have questioned design firm President Tomoyuki Watanabe, who first pointed out disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha's fabrication of earthquake-resistance data in buildings, sources said.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060112194557</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan's royals 'smile' but princess a no-show (AFP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12vqr802i/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060112/en_afp/afplifestylejapanroyalpoetrypeople_060112062353</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12vqr802i/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060112/en_afp/afplifestylejapanroyalpoetrypeople_060112062353</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:54:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who is suffering from stress, skipped the imperial family's traditional New Year's poetry reading ceremony.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060112075427</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan's royals 'smile' but princess a no-show (AFP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12v9t9msj/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060112/lf_afp/afplifestylejapanroyalpoetrypeople_060112062353</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12v9t9msj/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060112/lf_afp/afplifestylejapanroyalpoetrypeople_060112062353</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:23:53 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who is suffering from stress, skipped the imperial family's traditional New Year's poetry reading ceremony.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060112072353</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[- DAWN - Latest Stories; January 11, 2006 (Dawn)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11e7cnae5/*http%3A//www.dawn.com/2006/01/11/welcome.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11e7cnae5/*http%3A//www.dawn.com/2006/01/11/welcome.htm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:52:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Japan warns of avalanches as snow toll hits 77 TOKYO, Jan 12, 2006 (AFP) - The death toll from heavy snow in Japan reached 77 on Thursday as more elderly citizens died in the harsh weather, with officials warning that avalanches could bring further misery.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060112065248</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emperor reflects on Norway visit in New Year poem (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11qjoaemr/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060112/kyodo/d8f2s4igd.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11qjoaemr/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/060112/kyodo/d8f2s4igd.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:43:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ _ Emperor Akihito reflected on his visit to Norway last year, which marked the 100th anniversary of the start of Japan's diplomatic relations with the country, in a poem recited at the annual New Year poetry reading held Thursday at the Imperial Palace.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060112034312</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. well shakes to world's quakes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=15abf34bs/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology&amp;path=!health!healthology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=15abf34bs/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology&amp;path=!health!healthology</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:21:55 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060112002155</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geophysicists revisit 'The Big One,' create new quake model (PhysOrg)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11810diap/*http%3A//www.physorg.com/news9800.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11810diap/*http%3A//www.physorg.com/news9800.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:32:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Almost a century after the 1906 earthquake, Stanford geophysicists have revisited San Francisco's "Big One" and now paint a new picture of a fault that was ready to go and that ruptured farther and faster than previously supposed.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060111213215</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making possible the impossible: Miyazaki talks about 3 latest Ghibli films (Daily Yomiuri Online)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12280vgl5/*http%3A//www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20060112TDY13001.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12280vgl5/*http%3A//www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20060112TDY13001.htm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:41:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hayao Miyazaki, Japan's leading animation writer and director, recently created three short films--Yadosagashi (House Hunting), Mizugumo Monmon (Mon Mon the Water Spider), and Hoshi o Katta Hi (The Day I Bought a Star). 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The agreements were signed by the Japanese Foreign Minister Mr.</description><category>SMSAuto</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Japan</category><category>TransportationInfrastructureRKW</category><category>Pakistan</category><category>InformationCommunicationsRKW</category><category>HealthSocialServicesRKW</category><category>DonorsBanksRKW</category><category>Entities</category><category>HUmanDevelopmentRKW</category><guid>reliefWeb-7f19c87f9d529b62015e5b6230e539fc</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060111150700</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. well shakes to world's quakes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=15taifs1j/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;%09s=1045855935235&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology&amp;path=!health!healthology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=15taifs1j/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;%09s=1045855935235&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology&amp;path=!health!healthology</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:20:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060111142028</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extreme weather in Asia: The Big Freeze (Independent)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11vbqo6ph/*http%3A//news.independent.co.uk/environment/article337788.ece</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11vbqo6ph/*http%3A//news.independent.co.uk/environment/article337788.ece</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 07:31:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ten feet of snow has fallen in Japan. 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The men's gymnasium, above, sustained major damage.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060111073525</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Razing of Aneha buildings begins (The Japan Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12778t8ep/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060111a4.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=12778t8ep/*http%3A//www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060111a4.htm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:44:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Full-scale work began Tuesday on dismantling a residential building in Tokyo and a budget hotel in Aichi, whose quake safety parameters were falsified by disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha and deemed at risk of collapsing in a strong earthquake.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060111004430</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy snow expected in quake hit areas of Pakistan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11v9pe94e/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060110/ts_nm/weather_asia_dc_2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11v9pe94e/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060110/ts_nm/weather_asia_dc_2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:21:56 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Over two million survivors of last year's South Asia earthquake, many living in tents, face heavy snow this week as unusually cold weather tightens its grip across much of Asia, weather officials said on Tuesday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060110132156</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy snow expected in quake hit areas of Pakistan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11vgaqtem/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060110/wl_nm/weather_asia_dc_1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11vgaqtem/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060110/wl_nm/weather_asia_dc_1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:54:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Over two million survivors of last year's South Asia earthquake, many living in tents, face heavy snow this week as unusually cold weather tightens its grip across much of Asia, weather officials said on Tuesday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060110105459</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alito confirmation hearings, Asia cold wave (CNN.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=131ldife1/*http%3A//www.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/EDUCATION/01/09/transcript.tue/index.html?section=cnn_latest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=131ldife1/*http%3A//www.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/EDUCATION/01/09/transcript.tue/index.html?section=cnn_latest</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:42:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[January 10, 2006]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060110024217</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy Snow, Icy Winds Bring Winter Misery to Asia (Planet Ark)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=126moaglm/*http%3A//www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/34406/story.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=126moaglm/*http%3A//www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/34406/story.htm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 23:21:49 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Japan braced for more snow on Monday after record falls that have already killed dozens and Indian officials closed schools in the capital as an unusually severe winter racks Asia.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060110002149</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sever winter wreaks havoc in Asia (TVNZ)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ddvgtkq/*http%3A//tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411366/647305</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11ddvgtkq/*http%3A//tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411366/647305</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 22:19:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Japan braced for more snow after record falls that have already killed dozens and Indian officials closed schools in the capital as an unusually severe winter racks Asia.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060109231908</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sever winter wreaks havoc in Asia (TVNZ)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11dvr40ug/*http%3A//tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/647305</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11dvr40ug/*http%3A//tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/647305</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 22:09:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Japan braced for more snow after record falls that have already killed dozens and Indian officials closed schools in the capital as an unusually severe winter racks Asia.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060109230911</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apartment dwellers reach for sky in Japan (International Herald Tribune)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11vsb0ikb/*http%3A//www.iht.com/articles/2005/11/03/news/retower.php?rss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11vsb0ikb/*http%3A//www.iht.com/articles/2005/11/03/news/retower.php?rss</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nothing seems to underline the confidence of Japan's resurgent property market more than the "tower mansions."]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060109124310</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan loans Pakistan US$65 mln (Asia Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11lsm54n2/*http%3A//atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HA10Df03.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Japan+Earthquake/SIG=11lsm54n2/*http%3A//atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HA10Df03.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:39:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Japan has announced additional assistance of US$65 million to Pakistan for humanitarian work and the construction of hospitals and schools in earthquake-hit areas.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20060109123926</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy snow, icy winds bring winter misery to Asia (Reuters via Yahoo! 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